Ruin and Write

Opposite meaning words

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

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Write is an antonym for ruin.

Nearby Words: ruined, ruination, ruinous, ruining, ruinously

Write verb - To compose and set down on paper the words of.

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Ruin is an antonym for write in put language down on paper topic.

Nearby Words: writing, writer, writ, writable

character	ruin character	write character
play	ruin play	write play
name	ruin name	write name
scene	ruin scene	write scene
Other words: show, characters, story, ending, song, movie.

Don Rosa was strongly tempted to write more meetings between them when he took over the Scrooge McDuck Universe but resisted the temptation to ruin the tragic romanticism of this trope.

Source: Did Not Get the Girl
Eventually, when he manages to write another masterpiece, he ends up destroying it, fearing that it will again ruin his career.

Source: Creator Backlash / Literature
Driven to financial ruin, he comes to regret ever writing his masterpiece, and must write under a pseudonym to make ends meet.

Source: Creator Backlash / Literature

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