Synonyms of havoc

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noun

ˈha-vək 

1

as in hell

a state in which everything is out of order

computer network problems created havoc throughout the office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hell
• chaos
• mess
• confusion
• jumble
• disorder
• disarray
• heck
• disorganization
• disarrangement
• messiness
• tangle
• shambles
• riot
• disorderliness
• free-for-all
• muss
• muddle
• snake pit
• tumble
• dishevelment
• clutter
• welter
• anarchy
• misrule
• maze
• misorder
• chance-medley
• disorderedness
• labyrinth
• snarl
• mare's nest
• lawlessness
• storm
• web
• maelstrom
• knot
• shuffle
• litter
• mishmash
• hodgepodge
• morass
• motley
• medley
• miscellany
• bollix

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• order
• system
• orderliness
• plan
• method
• pattern

2

as in devastation

the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless

the powerful hurricane wreaked havoc all along the coast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devastation
• destruction
• loss
• extinction
• demolition
• extermination
• ruin
• annihilation
• obliteration
• wastage
• wreckage
• decimation
• ruination
• desolation
• collapse
• demolishment
• mincemeat
• disintegration
• depredation
• slaughter
• massacre
• breakup
• despoliation
• killing
• despoilment
• execution
• dissolution
• assassination
• eradication
• dismantlement
• effacement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• building
• construction
• raising
• saving
• erection
• rescue
• salvation
• protection
• salvage
• conservation
• preservation
• restoration
• reconstruction
• reclamation
• remodeling
• renovation
• re-creation
• regeneracy
• refurbishment

havoc

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verb

as in to ravage

Related Words

• ravage
• plunder
• loot
• sack
• despoil
• wipe out
• slaughter
• massacre
• eradicate
• obliterate
• pillage
• cut down
• trample
• trash
• blot out
• extirpate
• remove
• kill
• kill off
• exterminate
• damage
• murder
• snuff (out)
• harm
• take out
• vandalize
• butcher
• zap
• root (out)
• expunge
• liquidate
• stamp (out)
• slay
• dispatch
• efface
• gut
• fell
• take down
• execute
• assassinate
• mow (down)
• undo
• dismantle
• sweep (away)
• unmake
• ruin
• wreck
• deteriorate
• wear (away)
• erode
• cripple
• wash out
• dilapidate
• defeat
• impair
• blast
• best
• disintegrate
• spoil
• vitiate
• disassemble
• destroy
• injure
• unbuild
• disfigure
• mar
• overcome
• rout
• blow up
• dynamite
• scour
• prevail (over)
• win (against)
• triumph (over)
• desolate
• mutilate
• dissolve
• waste
• subdue
• total
• tear down
• devastate
• conquer
• deface
• master
• annihilate
• mangle
• crush
• scotch
• surmount
• wrack
• lick
• thrash
• pull down
• cream
• smash
• decimate
• shatter
• whip
• vaporize
• pulverize
• break
• trim
• rub out
• overmatch
• overbear
• extinguish
• demolish
• wallop
• clobber
• raze
• skunk
• nuke
• beat
• drub
• do in
• trounce

Dissimilar Words

• build
• set up
• raise
• create
• repair
• construct
• put up
• fix
• rear
• patch
• erect
• produce
• form
• make
• shape
• mend
• protect
• save
• manufacture
• found
• bring about
• fashion
• mold
• invent
• organize
• institute
• establish
• assemble
• revamp
• frame
• forge
• preserve
• rebuild
• doctor
• restore
• conserve
• constitute
• recondition
• fabricate
• father
• reconstruct
• remodel
• renovate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of havoc

Noun

Bungling comic book store owner Stuart Bloom (Kevin Sussman) creates global Armageddon-like havoc by breaking a device invented by Sheldon and Leonard, neither of whom appear in the series. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

Hundreds of homes and businesses in Queens were without power Sunday after a sudden storm caused havoc across the city a day earlier, flooding major highways and leaving motorists stranded. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

Verb

The change launches biannual arguments about the practice, wrecks havoc on sleep and has inspired voters to go to California polls. — Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 7 Mar. 2026

Even after hours of fast traveling, horseback riding, and slowly jogging from point A to point B, there were more quests to find, gear to loot, and havoc to wreak. — PC Magazine, 22 May 2025