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What is another word for Ruinous? – 122 Ruinous Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    disastrous calamitous devastating destructive catastrophic harmful detrimental damaging deleterious pernicious baneful injurious hurtful nocuous noxious malignant malefic maleficent baleful baneful woeful lamentable deplorable pitiful regrettable unfortunate unhappy unlucky inauspicious unpropitious adverse unfavorable unfavourable disastrous cataclysmic apocalyptic

    Meaning of Ruinous

    The primary meaning of the word "Ruinous" is causing or likely to cause something to be completely destroyed or severely damaged.

    Definitions

    • Causing or likely to cause something to be completely destroyed or severely damaged
    • * Extremely bad or unpleasant, to a degree that is considered unacceptable or intolerable
    • * (Of a price or cost) extremely high, to a degree that is considered unaffordable or unsustainable

    Etymology of Ruinous

    The word "Ruinous" has its roots in the Latin word "ruina," meaning "a falling, collapse, or ruin," and the suffix "-ous," which forms adjectives indicating a relationship or condition.
    The word has been used in the English language since the 15th century to describe something that causes or is likely to cause destruction or severe damage.

    Example Uses

    • The company's financial troubles led to a ruinous debt that they could not pay off.
    • * The ruinous cost of the project made it impossible to complete.
    • * The hurricane caused ruinous damage to the coastal town, leaving many people homeless.

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    beneficial advantageous helpful useful valuable profitable favorable favourable advantageous beneficial constructive creative positive uplifting edifying enlightening informative instructive improving remedial restorative salutary wholesome

    Related Nouns

    destruction devastation calamity catastrophe disaster harm damage injury wreckage ruin decay deterioration degeneration degradation decline downfall collapse failure bankruptcy poverty destitution

    Related Verbs

    destroy devastate demolish dismantle raze wreck damage harm injure impair ruin spoil mar blight afflict plague beset torment harass

    Related Adjectives

    destructive devastating calamitous catastrophic harmful damaging deleterious pernicious baneful injurious hurtful nocuous noxious malignant malefic maleficent baleful baneful woeful lamentable deplorable pitiful regrettable