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

Beyond Ormund, the episode is meant to give a sense of the wanton destruction wreaked upon innocent civilians in the midst of war. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

And now Europe’s key rivers are drying up, threatening to wreak new havoc across the continent in this summer of climate extremes. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026

These aren’t just wins for Kyiv’s coffers, or for its ability to wreak fresh havoc on Russian targets. — Thomas Nagorski, Time, 27 July 2026

In the film, Hathaway reprises her role as Andy Sachs, a successful newspaper journalist who, along with her colleagues, is fired en masse as part of the havoc digital media is wreaking on the print industry. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

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