Synonyms of wracked

wracked

verb

past tense of wrack

as in destroyed

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

• destroyed
• ruined
• shattered
• devastated
• wrecked
• demolished
• smashed
• overcame
• damaged
• wasted
• ravaged
• decimated
• eroded
• marred
• crippled
• desolated
• totaled
• extinguished
• annihilated
• pulverized
• vaporized
• razed
• killed
• creamed
• rubbed out
• crushed
• pulled down
• tore down
• blasted
• defeated
• broke
• dismantled
• did in
• subdued
• nuked
• injured
• removed
• conquered
• impaired
• whipped
• disintegrated
• deteriorated
• surmounted
• thrashed
• licked
• bested
• clobbered
• dissolved
• harmed
• disfigured
• mutilated
• won (against)
• spoiled
• mangled
• routed
• mastered
• trimmed
• scoured
• trounced
• obliterated
• prevailed (over)
• scotched
• swept (away)
• vitiated
• eradicated
• overmatched
• triumphed (over)
• wore (away)
• dynamited
• defaced
• gutted
• plundered
• blew up
• assassinated
• slaughtered
• beat
• murdered
• washed out
• disassembled
• walloped
• dilapidated
• despoiled
• looted
• undid
• wiped out
• trampled
• sacked
• drubbed
• pillaged
• vandalized
• exterminated
• zapped
• took down
• liquidated
• stamped (out)
• expunged
• felled
• executed
• massacred
• effaced
• blotted out
• trashed
• butchered
• cut down
• rooted (out)
• extirpated
• dispatched
• snuffed (out)
• slew
• skunked
• overbore
• took out
• killed off
• unmade
• havocked
• unbuilt
• mowed (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• built
• constructed
• raised
• set up
• created
• erected
• reared
• put up
• repaired
• produced
• fixed
• made
• formed
• assembled
• invented
• organized
• manufactured
• shaped
• established
• founded
• forged
• molded
• constituted
• framed
• brought about
• fashioned
• saved
• patched
• preserved
• mended
• instituted
• protected
• fabricated
• revamped
• reconditioned
• rebuilt
• doctored
• restored
• reconstructed
• fathered
• conserved
• renovated
• remodeled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wracked

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

Almost overnight, the team has come to embody an alternative future for a country still wracked by nationalistic politics. — Arminka Helic, Time, 30 June 2026

The collection came about in a time of uncertainty and fear in the immigrant community, Galvan said, as federal immigration enforcement crackdowns wracked the region. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

Kim The call left Kim Grindell disgusted, furious and wracked with guilt. — Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 20 June 2026

The chaos has compounded existing difficulties for poorer or developing economies, many of which were already wracked by public-debt crises that deepened in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 18 June 2026

Mali, alongside neighboring Niger and Burkina Faso, have been wracked by coups in recent years and are now ruled by military leaders who took power by force, pledging to provide more security to citizens. — ABC News, 10 June 2026