Synonyms of wracking

wracking

verb

present participle of wrack

as in destroying

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

• destroying
• ruining
• shattering
• wrecking
• devastating
• demolishing
• smashing
• overcoming
• damaging
• wasting
• crippling
• ravaging
• totaling
• decimating
• eroding
• extinguishing
• annihilating
• pulverizing
• vaporizing
• crushing
• marring
• tearing down
• desolating
• killing
• razing
• pulling down
• blasting
• doing in
• breaking
• creaming
• dismantling
• defeating
• subduing
• nuking
• removing
• injuring
• rubbing out
• impairing
• conquering
• deteriorating
• disintegrating
• whipping
• spoiling
• surmounting
• licking
• scouring
• mastering
• routing
• harming
• prevailing (over)
• thrashing
• trimming
• dissolving
• winning (against)
• disfiguring
• mutilating
• mangling
• besting
• beating
• dynamiting
• walloping
• eradicating
• obliterating
• wearing (away)
• triumphing (over)
• clobbering
• sweeping (away)
• gutting
• plundering
• defacing
• undoing
• disassembling
• vitiating
• blowing up
• slaughtering
• washing out
• zapping
• wiping out
• looting
• assassinating
• pillaging
• exterminating
• murdering
• sacking
• trouncing
• liquidating
• massacring
• taking down
• expunging
• overbearing
• drubbing
• executing
• extirpating
• slaying
• cutting down
• overmatching
• vandalizing
• scotching
• trampling
• despoiling
• blotting out
• stamping (out)
• effacing
• dilapidating
• snuffing (out)
• dispatching
• rooting (out)
• butchering
• trashing
• killing off
• taking out
• skunking
• unmaking
• mowing (down)
• felling
• unbuilding
• havocking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• building
• constructing
• raising
• creating
• repairing
• fixing
• rearing
• erecting
• setting up
• making
• producing
• putting up
• shaping
• forming
• organizing
• assembling
• manufacturing
• inventing
• establishing
• framing
• saving
• protecting
• forging
• fashioning
• bringing about
• reconditioning
• patching
• revamping
• preserving
• mending
• molding
• founding
• constituting
• rebuilding
• fabricating
• doctoring
• conserving
• reconstructing
• instituting
• restoring
• remodeling
• renovating
• fathering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wracking

The dam to my grief burst into loud, gut-wrenching sobs, wracking my body and crushing my soul. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Adding spice to the stew are a coveted Botticelli painting, a lavish wedding, and some nerve-wracking action, especially in an episode mostly set in the forest. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026

Last Sunday was a particularly nerve-wracking day for all of us. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2026

Matthew undergoes periodic brain scans, which are a nerve-wracking time for his parents. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 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

As the casting process heats up to find a new 007, Famke Janssen, who starred opposite Pierce Brosnan in 1995’s GoldenEye, has recalled her nerve-wracking audition to land the part as Xenia Onatopp in the iconic James Bond franchise. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 28 June 2026

Gordon Ramsay, the guest Evans calls the most nerve-wracking booking of his career, has become a friend. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 June 2026

Bring Her Back unravels its disturbing secrets with nerve-wracking dread, relying more on ominous atmosphere than cheap jump scares. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026