Synonyms for wreck
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1. wreck(noun)

   something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

   "the house was a wreck when they bought it"; "thanks to that quack I am a human wreck"

   Synonyms:
   shipwreck, crash

2. shipwreck, wreck(noun)

   an accident that destroys a ship at sea

   Synonyms:
   shipwreck, crash

3. crash, wreck(noun)

   a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)

   "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"

   Synonyms:
   clangour, shipwreck, clank, collapse, smash, clangoring, crash, clangor, clash, clang

4. wreck(verb)

   a ship that has been destroyed at sea

   Synonyms:
   shipwreck, crash

5. bust up, wreck, wrack(verb)

   smash or break forcefully

   "The kid busted up the car"

   Synonyms:
   wrack, bust up

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. wreck(noun)

   Synonyms:
   crash, ruins

   Antonyms:
   restore

2. wreck(noun)

   To cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless.

   (Usage: A collision is often implied as the cause of the damage - He wrecked the car)

   Synonyms:
   crash, ruins

   Antonyms:
   restore

3. wreck(noun)

   To ruin or dilapidate.

   Synonyms:
   crash, ruins

   Antonyms:
   restore

4. wreck(verb)

   To dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts. (Australia)

   Synonyms:
   ruins, crash

   Antonyms:
   restore

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. wreck

   Synonyms:
   abandon, betray, break down, cast down, demolish, desert, destroy, drop, let go, overthrow, throw down

   Antonyms:
   bear, carry, cherish, hold up, keep, keep up, maintain, prop, support, sustain, uphold

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. wreck

   Synonyms:
   debris, ruins, havoc, rubbish, remains, destruction

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. wreck(n.)

   Synonyms:
   destruction, perdition, undoing, prostration, ruin, desolation, shipwreck

2. wreck(n.)

   Synonyms:
   stranded vessel, shipwrecked vessel

3. wreck(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   strand, founder, shipwreck, cast away

4. wreck(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   ruin, destroy

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. wreck(n)

   Synonyms:
   desolation, ruin, havoc, devastation, ravage debris, derelict

2. wreck(v)

   Synonyms:
   demolish, destroy, ruin, shatter, strand, founder, undo, raze

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   shipwreck, wreckage, sinking, naufrage, debris, accident, derelict, battleship, destroy, carcass, mess, rubble, sunken, derailment

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. wreck

   Synonyms:
   See Train wreck
   

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British

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Australian

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Indian

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How to use wreck in a sentence?

1. Alex Flores:

   It felt like a message I support was being hijacked by a small number of people using it as an excuse to wreck things.

2. Amnesty International Director:

   This latest episode highlights the risks of returning asylum seekers to Turkey – and the knock-on effects the deal is likely to have for refugees transiting through Turkey. It's like watching a train wreck in slow motion.

3. Mike Castleberry:

   They are not for a wreck on the side of the road needing Level I trauma care, only about 15% of the air ambulance charges we see involve those kind of accidents. The vast majority are patient transfers from one facility to the other.

4. Billy Ray Morris:

   To turn up a new wreck is a pretty big deal.

5. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:

   Marine life is prevalent on the wreck, except on the copper sheathing which still retains its antifouling ability to keep the hull free of marine organism.

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