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Main Entry:	bust
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	ruin, impoverish
Synonyms:	break, crash, fail, become insolvent, fold up, go bankrupt, go into Chapter 11, pauperize
Antonyms:	aid, help

Main Entry:	bust
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	arrest for illegal action
Synonyms:	apprehend, catch, collar, cop*, detain, nab, pick up, pinch, pull in, raid, run in, search
Antonyms:	exonerate, let go

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	bust
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	physically break
Synonyms:	burst, fold, fracture, rupture
Antonyms:	fix, mend

Main Entry:	damaged
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	broken, not working
Synonyms:	bent, down, gone, hurt, impaired, imperfect, injured, kaput, on the blink, on the fritz, run-down, shot, spoiled, unsound, beat-up, blemished, busted, dinged, flawed, flubbed, fouled up, glitched, in need of repair, in poor condition, in smithereens, loused up, marred, messed up, mucked up, no go, out of action, out of kilter, out of whack, screwed up, snafued, sunk, totaled
Antonyms:	fixed, mended, perfect, repaired, unbroken, undamaged, working, ok

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Main Entry:	destitute
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	down and out; wanting
Synonyms:	bankrupt, bereft, deficient, depleted, drained, empty, exhausted, flat*, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, insolvent, lacking, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, poverty-stricken, stony, strapped, stripped, without, beggared, busted, dead broke, deprived of, devoid of, dirt poor, divested, flat broke, in need of, moneyless, necessitous, on the breadline, on the rocks, pinched, played out, totaled, wiped out
Antonyms:	lucky, prosperous, rich, secure, wealthy

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Main Entry:	disrepair
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	broken; deteriorated
Synonyms:	damaged, dead, decayed, decrepit, down, kaput, on the blink, on the fritz, out of commission*, out of order, worn out, busted, not functioning, wracked
Antonyms:	good, unbroken

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Main Entry:	impaired
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	injured, faulty
Synonyms:	broken, damaged, debilitated, defective, down, harmed, hurt, imperfect, kaput, on the blink*, on the fritz, spoiled, unsound, busted, flawed, marred
Antonyms:	healthy, perfect, strong

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Main Entry:	indigent
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	poor
Synonyms:	destitute, hard up*, homeless, impecunious, impoverished, needy, penniless, penurious, poverty-stricken, beggared, busted, down and out, flat broke, in want, necessitous
Antonyms:	rich, wealthy

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Main Entry:	insolvent
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	financially ruined
Synonyms:	bankrupt, broke, broken, in the red, indebted, lost, strapped, unbalanced, undone, busted, failed, foreclosed, in Chapter 11, in Chapter 13, in receivership, on the rocks, out of money, taken to the cleaners, wiped out
Antonyms:	moneyed, rich, solvent, wealthy

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Main Entry:	on the blink
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	not working continuously
Synonyms:	bonkers, broken, defective, disabled, down, faulty, haywire, kaput, on the fritz, on the fritz, out, out of commission, out of commission, out of order, run-down, shot, spent, wrecked, busted, fallen apart, gone to pieces, in disrepair, in need of repair, in the shop, inoperable, kerflooey, not functioning, not working, on the shelf, out of kilter, out of kilter, out of whack, out of whack

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Main Entry:	worn/worn-out
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	used, tired
Synonyms:	beat, bushed, depleted, destroyed, deteriorated, drained, drawn, effete, exhausted, fatigued, gone, hackneyed, haggard, jaded, kaput, old, overworked, pooped*, ragged, ruined, shabby, shot, spent, stale, tattered, threadbare, timeworn, useless, weary, burned out, busted, clichéd, consumed, frayed, had it, knocked out, out of gas, overused, pinched, played out, the worse for wear, tired out, totaled, used up, wearied, well-worn, wiped out, worn down, wrung out
Antonyms:	fresh, new, unused

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Main Entry:	bad off
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	down and out
Synonyms:	bankrupt, destitute, impoverished, indigent, needy, poor, poverty-stricken, busted, dirt poor, flat broke, in need of

Main Entry:	worn
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	used
Synonyms:	beat, bushed, depleted, destroyed, deteriorated, drained, drawn, effete, exhausted, fatigued, gone, hackneyed, haggard, jaded, kaput, old, overworked, pooped, ragged, ruined, shabby, shot, spent, stale, tattered, threadbare, timeworn, tired, useless, weary, worn-out, burned out, busted, clichéd, consumed, dinged, frayed, had it, knocked out, overused, pegged out, pinched, played-out, tired out, totaled, used up, wearied, well-worn, wiped out, worn-down, wrung out
Antonyms:	fresh, new, unused

Main Entry:	ruined
Part of Speech:	adjective4
Definition:	bankrupt
Synonyms:	broke, finished, indebted, insolvent, out of business, penniless, poverty-stricken, reduced, beggared, busted, fleeced, gone under, pauperized
Antonyms:	flourishing, prosperous, rich, solvent, successful, wealthy

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Main Entry:	broken
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	destroyed; made into pieces from a whole
Synonyms:	burst, cracked, crippled, damaged, defective, fragmentary, hurt, injured, mutilated, rent, separated, smashed, split, busted, collapsed, crumbled, crushed, demolished, disintegrated, dismembered, fractured, fragmented, in pieces, mangled, pulverized, riven, ruptured, severed, shattered, shivered, shredded, slivered
Antonyms:	complete, connected, fixed, unbroken, whole, ok

Main Entry:	tame
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	domesticated, compliant
Synonyms:	amenable, broken, civilized, docile, domestic, fearless, gentle, harmless, kindly, manageable, meek, mild, muzzled, obedient, overcome, pliable, pliant, subdued, submissive, tractable, trained, unafraid, acclimatized, biddable, bridled, busted, cultivated, disciplined, gentle as a lamb, habituated, harnessed, housebroken, unresisting, yoked
Antonyms:	unmanageable, untamed, violent, wild

Main Entry:	broken
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	not working
Synonyms:	defective, disabled, down, exhausted, faulty, feeble, gone, haywire, imperfect, kaput, on the blink, on the fritz, out, out of commission*, out of order, ruined, run-down, shot, spent, unsatisfactory, weak, wrecked, busted, coming unglued, coming unstuck, fallen apart, gone to pieces, gone to pot, in disrepair, in need of repair, in the shop, inoperable, not functioning, on the shelf, out of kilter, out of whack, screwed up, wracked
Antonyms:	fixed, unbroken, working

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	apprehend
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	catch and arrest
Synonyms:	bag, bust, capture, collar, cop, grab, nab, nail, run in, seize, take in, take into custody, place under arrest, take prisoner
Antonyms:	lose, not catch

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	arrest
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	take into authorized custody
Synonyms:	apprehend, bag, book, brace, bust, capture, catch, collar, detain, drop, get, grab, hook, imprison, incarcerate, jail, kick, nab, nail, net, nick, pick up, pinch, pull, pull in, round up, roust, run in, secure, seize, sidetrack, snag, tab, tag, take in, gaff, glom, put the arm on, put the cuffs on, take prisoner, toss in jail

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	assail
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	attack, usually with words
Synonyms:	abuse, assault, bash, berate, beset, blast, blister, bust, charge, come at, criticize, encounter, impugn, invade, lambaste, lay into, malign, maltreat, molest, revile, trash, vilify, have at*, set upon, work over
Notes:	to assail a task is to approach it with the intent of mastering it, from Latin salire 'to leap'; assault is also based on this word and assail and assault can be synonyms