Synonyms of shipwrecks

shipwrecks 1 of 2

noun

plural of shipwreck

as in disasters

something that has failed

finally admitted that their marriage was a shipwreck and that the time had come to bail out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disasters
• failures
• catastrophes
• disappointments
• bombs
• busts
• losers
• washouts
• frosts
• lemons
• flops
• fiascoes
• misses
• debacles
• duds
• clinkers
• turkeys
• messes
• clunkers
• dogs
• bummers
• fizzles
• hashes
• shambles
• has-beens
• near misses
• botches
• nonevents
• also-rans
• muddles
• nonstarters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• successes
• hits
• winners
• blockbusters
• phenomena
• smashes
• dandies
• corkers
• crackerjacks
• jim-dandies

shipwrecks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of shipwreck

as in wrecks

to cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking

the yachtsman fell asleep at the wheel and shipwrecked his ketch on the rocks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrecks
• beaches
• scuttles
• strands
• founders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovers
• salvages

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shipwrecks

Noun

Tracking East Asian origins Beyond artifacts and shipwrecks, the blueprint places considerable emphasis on understanding how ancient human populations emerged, migrated, and adapted to different environments. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026

Fatal accidents range from workers getting entangled while cleaning nets to shipwrecks among vessels in the area. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Stingray City may get top billing, but Grand Cayman’s coral gardens, shore reefs, sea turtles, and shipwrecks give snorkelers plenty of reasons to keep exploring. — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2026

Above all, Robinson emphasized the importance of preserving shipwrecks as pieces of history. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

While old shipwrecks in the area aren’t uncommon, most have dated to roughly 2,000 to 1,500 years ago, during the Roman or Byzantine eras. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026

At least 84 people remained missing in one of the deadliest shipwrecks yet on the popular but perilous crossing from the Horn of Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, where many migrants seek work in rich Gulf nations. — Jamey Keaten, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

At least 84 people remained missing in one of the deadliest shipwrecks yet on the popular but perilous crossing from the Horn of Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, where many migrants seek work in rich Persian Gulf nations. — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

This is a scuba diver’s paradise; Kea is surrounded by several shipwrecks, including that of the Britannic, the sister ship to the Titanic, and the paddlewheel steamboat Patris. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Verb

In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, young boys gradually become feral and sadistic when trapped on an island together, and in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Prospero magically shipwrecks his brother and his allies so that they will all be exiled together under his watch. — Literary Hub, 11 May 2026