Ruin and Scupper

Ruin

Ruin verb - To cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts.

Scupper and ruin are semantically related (British) In some cases you can use "Scupper" instead a verb "Ruin". informal substitute

Scupper

Scupper verb - Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position.
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Synonyms for Scupper

Ruin and scupper are semantically related in destroy topic. You can use "Ruin" instead a verb "Scupper".

Nearby Words: scuppered, scuppering

Common collocations

plans ruin plans scupper plans
chances ruin chances scupper chances
attempts ruin attempts scupper attempts
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