Antonyms for ruining
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : roo-in |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈru ɪn |
Definition of ruining
Origin :- late 14c., "act of giving way and falling down," from Old French ruine "a collapse" (14c.), and directly from Latin ruina "a collapse, a rushing down, a tumbling down" (cf. Spanish ruina, Italian rovina), related to ruere "to rush, fall violently, collapse," from PIE *reue- "to smash, knock down, tear out, dig up" (see rough (adj.)). Meaning "complete destruction of anything" is from 1670s. Ruins "remains of a decayed building or town" is from mid-15c.; the same sense was in the Latin plural noun.
- verb devastate, destroy
- The love of temporal dominion was ruining the Church of Rome.
- Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
- My aunt Rosine was at Baden-Baden, ruining the whole family with a new "system."
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- We're ruining his paper for him, and when he gets able to read, it'll hurt him bad.
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- The financier is the people, and prevents Chase from ruining the country.
- Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
- You talk glibly of ruining—but then you talk to a groom and lackey.
- Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
- We were in danger of ruining all by a needless precipitancy.
- Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
- By then, Simon was sick and tired of Barry ruining his moods.
- Extract from : « FreeChildrenStories.com Collection » by Daniel Errico
- He declared it was ruining his morals—that it made him "want to swear."
- Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
- Them light French wines, they are ruining your constitution; I knew they would.'
- Extract from : « Tales Of The Trains » by Charles James Lever
- Dan went to work with me, and do you know, it ended in ruining them both.
- Extract from : « The Spirit of Sweetwater » by Hamlin Garland
Synonyms for ruining
- bankrupt
- beggar
- botch
- break
- bring down
- bring to ruin
- bust
- clean out
- crush
- decimate
- deface
- defeat
- defile
- demolish
- deplete
- deplore
- depredate
- desecrate
- despoil
- devour
- dilapidate
- disfigure
- do in
- drain
- exhaust
- fleece
- impoverish
- injure
- lay waste
- maim
- make a mess of
- mangle
- mar
- mutilate
- overthrow
- overturn
- overwhelm
- pauperize
- pillage
- rape
- ravish
- raze
- reduce
- sack
- shatter
- smash
- spoil
- spoilate
- total
- use up
- wipe out
- wrack
- wreak havoc on
- wreck
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