bankrupted 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of bankruptednext
as in bankrupt

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

bankrupted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of bankrupt
as in ruined
to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts several bad investments bankrupted him

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrupted
  1. bankrupt
  2. ruined
  3. insolvent
  4. penniless
Adjective
  • Discount chain Big Lots is expected to close all but a few hundred stores after the bankrupt company reached a deal with Gordon Brothers Retail Partners to transfer some of its locations.
    Ahtra Elnashar, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
  • So will the Social Security Fairness Act bankrupt the Social Security Trust Funds?
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of bankrupt
Verb
  • And then in Joker 2, some people complained that the movie was ruined by the images on the screen and the sounds that accompanied them.
    Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Believing their beloved team already ruined mock drafting for the next two months, New York Giants fans probably hope for a loss against a Philadelphia Eagles team expected to rest starters Sunday.
    Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of ruined
Adjective
  • Without the changes, Social Security was projected to become insolvent in 2035, which would mean lower benefits if nothing is done.
    David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Paul says the bill, which has 13 Senate Republican co-sponsors, would lead Social Security to become insolvent more quickly.
    Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of insolvent
Adjective
  • One follower gave the movement her life savings before dying of cancer, virtually penniless.
    Michael Rothfeld, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Will Smith stars as a penniless Anthony Ramos lookalike fish named Oscar, who wiles away his days scrubbing cetaceans’ tongues clean in the 'Whale Wash,' fantasizing about the good life.
    Them, Them, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of penniless
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near bankrupted

bankruptcy

bankrupted

bankrupting

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Bankrupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrupted. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

Copy Citation

Share

More from Merriam-Webster on bankrupted

Nglish: Translation of bankrupted for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Using Bullet Points ( • )

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

Top 12 Sophisticated Compliments

Word of the Year 2024 | Polarization

Terroir, Oenophile, & Magnum: Ten Words About Wine

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
white rubber duck stands out in a row of yellow ducks
Odd Word Out: Synonyms Quiz Figure out which word isn't like the others.