Synonyms of wrack

wrack

verb

as in to ruin

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of

it's amazing how a raging sea can wrack a seemingly sturdy beachfront home

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wrack

And Alan Ruck is pitch perfect as Bueller’s best friend Cameron, a more typical Hughes character who’s wracked with anxiety and self-doubt, but still goes along for the ride. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026

Nick has to work late and misses part of his and Charlie’s anniversary picnic, and although he is wracked with guilt, Charlie isn’t upset. — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Taylor Burks, who amassed a significant financial war chest and wracked up endorsements from mid-Missouri politicians, lives in Missouri’s 3rd District, just outside the 5th District’s boundaries. — Jack Harvel july 15, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026

Despite a nerve-wracking 1-0 start (before Bellingham knocked in a deuce), Jagger was seen looking grim and pacing around the VIP box. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026