Synonyms of the word

insolvent

• adj. Unable to pay one's bills as they fall due.
• adj. Owing more than one has in assets.
• adj. Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner.
• n. (law) One who is insolvent; an insolvent debtor.

bankrupt

• adj. In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay one's debts.
• adj. Having been legally declared insolvent.
• adj. Destitute of, or wholly lacking (something once possessed, or something one should possess).
• v. (transitive) To force into bankruptcy.
• n. One who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person.
• n. (Britain, law, obsolete) A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud…

belly-up

• adj. Alternative spelling of belly up.

failure

• n. State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
• n. An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure or incapable of success.
• n. Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function, breakdown.

loser

• n. A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.
• n. Something of poor quality.
• n. A person who is frequently unsuccessful in life.
• n. (derogatory) A contemptible or unfashionable person.
• n. One who or that which loses something, such as extra weight, car keys, etc.

nonstarter

• n. A project that has no chance of success.
• n. A horse that does not run in a race for which it has been entered.