Synonyms for wreck
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
2. Ruin
ruin, destroy, damage, derelict, raze, smash, cripple, scuttle, lay waste, do in, desolate, cast away, demolish, shatter, rub out, ravage, deface, dash, stack, strand, subvert, undo
Noun
1. Shipwreck
shipwreck, havoc, destruction, devastation, desolation, undoing, perdition
Definitions
- v. 1
To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless.
He wrecked the car in a collision.
- v. 2
To ruin or dilapidate.
- n. 1
Something or someone that has been ruined.
He was an emotional wreck after the death of his wife.
Related words
- Word family
- wreckage wrecker
- Phrases
- wreck yard nervous wreck train wreck car wreck wreck car
Example sentences
- damage The explosion did a lot of damage to the building.
- destroy Do you really think it will destroy my reputation?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| wreck | rising | |
| damage | steady | |
| destroy | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- ruin2, dash1, undo2, raze1
- 5 letters
- crash1, smash1, stack1, havoc2, crate1, wrack1, hoopy
- 6 letters
- damage2, bucket2, strand1, beater2, banger2, ravage2, deface2, jalopy3
- 7 letters
- destroy2, cripple2, shatter2, undoing3, subvert2, scuttle2, shitbox
- 8 letters
- desolate3, demolish3, derelict3
- 9 letters
- shipwreck2, perdition
- 10 letters
- desolation4
- 11 letters
- destruction3, devastation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ruin2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- bousiller
- Deutsch
- vermasseln
- Català
- esgavellar