as in devoid
utterly lacking in something needed, wanted, or expected
the company's product development team was bankrupt of ideas
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as in derelict
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as in insolvent
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Recent Examples of bankrupt
Essence, 24 Nov. 2025
By 1942, when the building was sold, the store was bankrupt.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 21 Nov. 2025
Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
The latest ones give the impression that women’s and Olympic sports are in trouble because having to pay athletes a salary is going to bankrupt their schools.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Michelle Toh, CNN, 19 May 2020
Ghosn was sent to Japan by Renault in the late 1990s and is credited with turning around a then near-bankrupt Nissan.
—Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2019
See All Example Sentences for bankrupt
Adjective
Joyner lost his business in 2004 and was left bankrupt, but rebuilt from scratch.
—Verb
Paul faces charges for the death of his friend, and her parents sue Alex for millions, threatening to bankrupt him and expose all his criminal enterprises.
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The plan is intended to prevent the company from being dissolved, forced into liquidation or formally declared bankrupt.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrupt
Adjective
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Banking has become functionally correct but emotionally devoid, with the industry swimming in a sea of sameness.—
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That devoid ingredient hindered things exponentially.—
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And, from this week’s issue, Nicola Twilley’s reporting on another lingering effect of the wildfires—smoke taint that is ruining grapes and threatening California’s wine industry.—
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This will either change your life or ruin you.—
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The diocese acknowledged that the value of Diocesan assets available to resolve claims, including any available insurance coverage, may not be sufficient to cover the claims and could leave the diocese insolvent.—
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This omnibus pledge can have the effect of rendering the debtor insolvent such that any transfer that the debtor tries to make for asset protection purposes is voidable by a creditor.—
Adjective
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Though his contract expires after 2028, Miami could use a void year that will result in an $11 million cap charge in 2029.—
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The contest is void where prohibited by law.—
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This means any unpaid amount, whether utilities or other charges, can make an account delinquent because it must be paid at the same time as rent.—
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Juveniles are committed to youth services after being adjudicated delinquent by a court.—
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No matter the iteration, New York is a destitute trade partner, having already emptied its chamber for Towns and Bridges.—
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One million of these children are destitute, going without their most basic needs of staying warm, dry, clothed and fed being met, according to a 2023 study by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, which studies poverty and formulates policy to tackle it.—
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“Bankrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrupt. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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