be ruined

Synonyms

miscarry overdraw fall flat defalcate fall through close down underperform fall short miscarrying come short

Antonyms

rake in make hay

Examples

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. Norman Vincent Peale

People who have no hold over their process of thinking are likely to be ruined by liberty of thought. If thought is immature, liberty of thought becomes a method of converting men into animals. Muhammad Iqbal

We would rather be ruined than changed We would rather die in our dread Than climb the cross of the moment And let our illusions die. W. H. Auden

Unless you remove the weeds, a good crop will be ruined. Sadao Araki

To be praised is to be ruined. Kikuyu Proverb

The contented person can never be ruined. Chinese Proverb

Words in the phrase

be ruined

Close letter words and terms

be roused be rude be rude to be ruined by fire be ruled be ruled by