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

His moves have led to hopes of eventual stability in a country that was wracked by civil war and the Islamic State insurgency that engulfed northeast and western Iraq for years. — Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

The right-hander joined an Astros rotation wracked by injuries in mid-April and proceeded to be the most reliable starter for a team going to the playoffs. — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 27 Sep. 2026

Complicating efforts to contain the spread of the deadly virus is the fact that this part of the DRC has been wracked by violence for decades, leaving huge numbers of people displaced and struggling to feed their families. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026

Members of Mastodon said they were wracked with grief when their cofounder and former guitarist was killed in a motorcycle crash last summer. — Asia Simone Burns, AJC.com, 10 Sep. 2026

The biggest American star in men’s tennis met the biggest star in the sport — a matchup wracked with tension that delivered through five sets — on a school night. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Still, even on video, Davis doesn’t appear wracked with guilt or anguish about the possibility of spending the rest of his life in the Nevada penitentiary system. — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

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