BANKRUPT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BANKRUPT?

Need another word that means the same as “bankrupt”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “bankrupt” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Bankrupt” are: belly-up, insolvent, bankrupted, bereft of, exhausted of, devoid of, empty of, destitute of, vacant of, bare of, deprived of, bankrupt person, break, ruin, smash, make bankrupt, cause to go bankrupt, make insolvent, impoverish, reduce to destitution, reduce to penury, bring to ruin, bring someone to their knees, wipe out, cripple

Bankrupt as a Noun

Definitions of "Bankrupt" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bankrupt” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A person judged by a court to be insolvent, whose property is taken and disposed of for the benefit of their creditors.
• Someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts.

Synonyms of "Bankrupt" as a noun (2 Words)

bankrupt person	Someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts.
insolvent	An insolvent person.

Bankrupt as a Verb

Definitions of "Bankrupt" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bankrupt” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Reduce to bankruptcy.
• Reduce (a person or organization) to bankruptcy.

Synonyms of "Bankrupt" as a verb (13 Words)

break	Become fractured break or crack on the surface only. Break a circuit.
bring someone to their knees	Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
bring to ruin	Go or come after and bring or take back.
cause to go bankrupt	Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.
impoverish	Make poor. The wars had impoverished him.
make bankrupt	Make by shaping or bringing together constituents.
make insolvent	Prepare for eating by applying heat.
reduce to destitution	Reduce in size; reduce physically.
reduce to penury	Reduce in size; reduce physically.
ruin	Reduce to ruins. A noisy motorway has ruined village life.
smash	Reduce to bankruptcy. The death of her son smashed her.
wipe out	Rub with a circular motion.

Usage Examples of "Bankrupt" as a verb

• The strike nearly bankrupted the union.

Bankrupt as an Adjective

Definitions of "Bankrupt" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bankrupt” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Completely lacking in a particular good quality.
• Impoverished or depleted.
• (of a person or organization) declared in law as unable to pay their debts.
• Financially ruined.

Synonyms of "Bankrupt" as an adjective (11 Words)

bankrupted	Financially ruined.
bare of	Just barely adequate or within a lower limit.
belly-up	Financially ruined.
bereft of	Sorrowful through loss or deprivation.
deprived of	Marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences.
destitute of	Poor enough to need help from others.
devoid of	Completely wanting or lacking.
empty of	Emptied of emotion.
exhausted of	Drained physically.
insolvent	Unable to meet or discharge financial obligations. An insolvent estate.
vacant of	Without an occupant or incumbent.

Usage Examples of "Bankrupt" as an adjective

• A bankrupt company.
• Their cause is morally bankrupt.
• A bankrupt country with no natural resources.
• His father went bankrupt and the family had to sell their home.

Associations of "Bankrupt" (30 Words)

account	Keep an account of. I began buying things on account.
assignee	The party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred.
bankruptcy	The state of being bankrupt. Many companies were facing bankruptcy.
beholden	Under a moral obligation to someone. I don t like to be beholden to anybody.
bookkeeping	The activity or occupation of keeping records of the financial affairs of a business. I got in a financial muddle because I didn t keep my bookkeeping up to date.
borrow	Take and use (a book) from a library for a fixed period of time. He had borrowed a car from one of his colleagues.
cheque	Withdraw money by writing a check. They presented him with a cheque for 4 000.
closedown	Termination of operations.
credit	The quality of being believed or credited. The bank refused to extend their credit.
creditor	A person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists. Creditor banks.
debt	The state of owing something (especially money. I paid off my debts.
debtor	A person, country, or organization that owes money. Debtor countries.
default	Declare a party to have defaulted and give judgement against that party. All my life envy has been my default emotion.
defunct	No longer in force or use; inactive. The will of a defunct aunt.
due	A payment that is due e g as the price of membership. He thought it was his due.
expired	Having come to an end or become void after passage of a period of time. An expired passport.
extinction	Reduction to zero in the intensity of light or other radiation as it passes through a medium, due to absorption, reflection, or scattering. A private debt extinction fund.
fiduciary	A trustee. Fiduciary estates.
indebted	Under a legal obligation to someone. I am indebted to her for her help in indexing my book.
inoperative	Not working or taking effect. An inoperative law.
insolvency	The state of being insolvent. The club was facing insolvency.
insolvent	An insolvent person. The company became insolvent.
ledger	Fish using a ledger. The total balance of the purchases ledger.
liquidation	The conversion of assets into cash (i.e. by selling them). The company went into liquidation.
owe	Owe something especially money to. I owe you for the taxi.
poor	Lacking in quality or substances. They enquired after poor Dorothy s broken hip.
repay	Make repayment for or return something. Most of his fortune had been spent repaying creditors.
struggling	Engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity. Struggling artists.
usurious	Relating to or characterized by usury; extortionate. Usurious interest rate.
vault	A chamber beneath a church or in a graveyard used for burials. A Gothic ribbed vault.