bankrupt

The word “bankrupt” has 2 syllables: bank-rupt

It's pronounced as /ˈbæŋk.rʌpt/


What is synonym and antonym for bankrupt?

In the thesaurus, “bankrupt” has 8 synonyms and 21 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for bankrupt along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for bankrupt

  • degenerate
  • delinquent
  • derelict
  • destitute
  • devoid
  • insolvent
  • ruin
  • void

Antonyms for bankrupt

  • affluent
  • billionaire
  • bursting
  • crowded
  • deep pocket
  • enrich
  • filled
  • flush
  • fraught
  • full
  • furnished
  • have
  • millionaire
  • moneybags
  • plutocrat
  • provided
  • replete
  • rife
  • saint
  • saturated
  • supplied

Meanings of bankrupt

  • noun
    1. One who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person.
    2. A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors.
  • verb
    1. To force into bankruptcy.
  • adjective
    1. In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay one's debts.
    2. Having been legally declared insolvent.
    3. Destitute of, or wholly lacking (something once possessed, or something one should possess).

Example Sentences

  • The company was declared bankrupt after years of financial mismanagement.
  • His lavish spending habits eventually left him bankrupt.
  • Many businesses went bankrupt during the economic recession.
  • The court appointed a trustee to handle the affairs of the bankrupt estate.
  • She feared going bankrupt if her new venture didn’t succeed.

On this page you'll find 29 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to bankrupt, such as: affluent, billionaire, bursting, crowded, deep pocket, degenerate, delinquent.

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Related Words

abjection

  • avarice
  • bankruptcy
  • corruption
  • corruptness
  • debt
  • deficit
  • degradation
  • depletion
  • difficulty
  • dissoluteness
  • famine
  • greed
  • hardship
  • insolvency
  • lack
  • malice
  • privation
  • scarcity
  • shortage
  • starvation
  • underdevelopment

bankrupted

  • bankrupt
  • busted
  • insolvent
  • penniless
  • ruined

failed

  • abortive
  • bankrupt
  • bombed
  • broke
  • collapsed
  • crashed
  • deficient
  • destitute
  • died
  • disappointed
  • disappointing
  • disastrous
  • doomed
  • faded
  • failing
  • flopped
  • foiled
  • folded
  • forgot
  • fruitless
  • futile
  • ill-fated
  • inadequate
  • indebted
  • ineffective
  • ineffectual
  • insolvent
  • losing
  • missed
  • neglected
  • omitted
  • sagged
  • sank
  • stalled
  • strapped
  • struggled
  • sunk
  • thwarted
  • unsuccessful
  • useless
  • vain
  • weakened
  • went

failure

failures

  • bankruptcies
  • bankruptcy
  • breakdown
  • catastrophes
  • collapse
  • collapses
  • crashes
  • decline
  • defeat
  • defeats
  • deficiencies
  • deficiency
  • deterioration
  • disappointment
  • disappointments
  • disasters
  • failing
  • lacks
  • loss
  • misstep
  • setbacks
  • shortages

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