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 | ||