Synonyms of wreaking

wreaking

verb

present participle of wreak

as in inflicting

to cause to suffer punishment or vengeance for

wreaked their vengeance on those they considered enemies

Related Words

• inflicting
• imposing
• putting
• assessing
• laying
• levying
• taxing
• fining
• exacting
• penalizing
• extorting
• forcing
• excising
• charging
• wringing
• milking
• docking
• gouging
• mulcting
• bleeding
• coercing
• wresting
• squeezing
• fleecing
• compelling
• shaking down
• skinning
• relaying
• reimposing
• setting
• reapplying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wreaking

Developing new drugs for havoc-wreaking diseases costs the kind of cash many countries don’t have. — Chris Stokel-Walker, Time, 15 Oct. 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

Small parts and fragments of material clog up your dishwasher, wreaking havoc in their wake. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 July 2026

Robert Eggers is once again wreaking Gothic period havoc upon theaters this coming Christmas. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 June 2026

For example, porch lights left on in large numbers can disrupt birds' natural migratory paths, wreaking havoc on wildlife. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 26 June 2026

And Caglianone wasn’t done wreaking havoc at the plate. — Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026

The View From Quasi-Retirement AI has already been wreaking havoc on the Cannes Lions awards themselves. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 June 2026

As almost everyone else in Widow’s Bay takes shelter from a storm that’s wreaking havoc and even sucking some residents into the sky, Tom goes to Ruth’s house and weighs a terrible moral dilemma. — Alison Herman, Variety, 17 June 2026