Synonyms of wreak

wreak

verb

as in to inflict

to cause to suffer punishment or vengeance for

wreaked their vengeance on those they considered enemies

Related Words

• inflict
• impose
• put
• assess
• lay
• fine
• levy
• penalize
• exact
• extort
• tax
• force
• dock
• excise
• charge
• compel
• mulct
• wring
• wrest
• bleed
• coerce
• skin
• milk
• gouge
• shake down
• squeeze
• fleece
• set
• relay
• reapply
• reimpose

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wreak

But until then, Kyiv needs to get ahead of Moscow and stop its ability to wreak aerial havoc. — Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026

History has shown that excessive agricultural burning can wreak environmental havoc, as can overgrazing. — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

After an unreleased OpenAI model wreaked enough havoc to make international headlines, OpenAI delayed the development of a different unreleased model suite, Astra, in order to shore up its safety work, the company wrote Tuesday in a blog post. — Hayden Field, The Verge, 1 Sep. 2026

The January 2025 wildfires that swept through Pacific Palisades wreaked devastation practically beyond belief, destroying more than 5,600 homes and businesses. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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