Ruin and Update

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Ruin

Ruin verb - To cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts.
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Update is an antonym for ruin.
Nearby Words: ruined, ruination, ruinous, ruining, ruinously

Update

Update verb - To adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage.
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Ruin is an antonym for update in bring up to date topic.
Nearby Words: updated, updating
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style ruin style update style
image ruin image update image
name ruin name update name
characters ruin characters update characters
Other words: game, story, film.

Both words in one sentence

  • Additionally, using system restore after a major service pack update may actually ruin the system, requiring an installation DVD for a clean install (your files are moved into a directory unharmed).
    Source: Darth Wiki / Idiot Programming
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Update and Ruin. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ruin/update
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Update or Ruin. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ruin/update.

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