English adjective: bankrupt | |||
| 1. | bankrupt financially ruined | ||
| Samples | A bankrupt company. The company went belly-up. | ||
| Synonyms | belly-up | ||
| Similar | insolvent | ||
| Antonyms | solvent | ||
English noun: bankrupt | |||
| 1. | bankrupt (person) someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts | ||
| Synonyms | insolvent | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | failure, loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person | ||
English verb: bankrupt | |||
| 1. | bankrupt (possession) reduce to bankruptcy | ||
| Samples | My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!. The slump in the financial markets smashed him. | ||
| Synonyms | break, ruin, smash | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | impoverish | ||