ruin
n
1 bankruptcy, breakdown, collapse, crackup (informal) crash, damage, decay, defeat, destitution, destruction, devastation, disintegration, disrepair, dissolution, downfall, failure, fall, havoc, insolvency, nemesis, overthrow, ruination, subversion, the end, undoing, Waterloo, wreck, wreckage
vb
2 bankrupt, break, bring down, bring to nothing, bring to ruin, crush, defeat, demolish, destroy, devastate, impoverish, lay in ruins, lay waste, overthrow, overturn, overwhelm, pauperize, raze, shatter, smash, total (slang) trash (slang) wreak havoc upon, wreck
3 blow (slang) bodge (informal) botch, cock up (Brit. slang) damage, disfigure, fuck up (offensive taboo slang) injure, make a mess of, mangle, mar, mess up, screw up (informal) spoil, undo
Antonyms
, n creation, preservation, success, triumph, victory
vb build, construct, create, enhance, enrich, improve, keep, mend, preserve, repair, restore, save, start, strengthen, submit to, succumb to, support, surrender to, yield to