Default
Ruin
Ruin noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.
How words are described
| specific | specific default | specific ruin |
| current | current default | current ruin |
| real | real default | real ruin |
| big | big default | big ruin |
| Other adjectives: great, new. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- These events eventually draw the default universe's Lex Luthor to try to ruin Superman by goading him into the same murderous rage.
Source: Thou Shalt Not Kill - Nyarlathotep is a prideful Jerkass who breaks the rules of the bet from the outset to make humanity ruin itself, so naturally, Philemon is Big Good by default, right?
Source: Not So Different / Video Games - Villain by Default : The scheming, dishonest and power hungry demigods ruin it for everyone else.
Source: Roleplay / Twilit Overture
Cite this Source
Ruin and Default. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/default/ruin
Default & Ruin. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/default/ruin>.
Ruin or Default. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/default/ruin.
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