Synonyms of wreaked

wreaked

verb

past tense of wreak

as in inflicted

to cause to suffer punishment or vengeance for

wreaked their vengeance on those they considered enemies

Related Words

• inflicted
• imposed
• put
• laid
• assessed
• levied
• exacted
• taxed
• fined
• penalized
• forced
• charged
• excised
• docked
• extorted
• gouged
• wrung
• mulcted
• milked
• wrested
• bled
• compelled
• squeezed
• coerced
• shook down
• skinned
• fleeced
• reapplied
• set
• reimposed
• relaid

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wreaked

So where does this rank among the wackiest havoc ever wreaked by domes on innocent baseballs? — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Oct. 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

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

The one-two punch wreaked massive destruction throughout the region, killing at least 235 and wounding more than 4,300. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 27 June 2026

But in recent weeks, the fish have wreaked havoc for fishermen off the coast of Crete and several other Greek islands, chomping through nets. — ABC News, 26 June 2026

Once during tax time to prepare for open-toe season, and again when fall begins to recover from the damage open-toe season has wreaked. — Lauren Silbert, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

Recent storms have wreaked havoc across some Chicago suburbs, with reports of trees down, roofs blown off and multiple power outages. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026