BANKRUPTS Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bankrupt

as in ruins

to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts several bad investments bankrupted him

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noun

plural of bankrupt

as in delinquents

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saints

as in insolvents

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The 2020s have been a decade of compounding American institutional failure — a pandemic, political rupture, an affordability crisis, student loan servicers treated as adversaries, a healthcare system that bankrupts the sick, and a growing sense that the system is not working as advertised. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026

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That’s because even ordinary winds – and far worse, storms and earthquakes – cause tall buildings to sway, which ruins people’s concentration, wrecks their mood, and even exhausts them.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026
Hikers walk ancient stone pathways built by the Inca through cloud forests, mountain passes, and Inca ruins.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

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Robert Pattinson’s big outburst in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ has gone viral—here’s the ‘beggars’ meme, explained.

— Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
The War In times of peace, Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway) had hosted parties in their palace for all — even beggars were welcome.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026

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The product exploded, generating trillions and minting a new class of crypto degenerates who were willing to take massive risks that, occasionally, resulted in millions.

— Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
In all vertebrates, the thymus degenerates very rapidly with age.

— Mallory Locklear, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026

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