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wreckage

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of wreckage

1 the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless

  • the wreckage of those ancient statues represents a great loss to the art world
Synonyms of wreckage

annihilation, decimation, demolishment, demolition, desolation, destruction, devastation, extermination, extinction, havoc, loss, mincemeat, obliteration, ruin, ruination, wastage
Words Related to wreckage

depredation, despoilment, despoliation

breakup, collapse, disintegration, dissolution

assassination, execution, killing, massacre, slaughter

dismantlement, effacement, eradication
Near Antonyms of wreckage

rescue, salvage, salvation, saving

conservation, preservation, protection

reclamation, reconstruction, re-creation, refurbishment, regeneracy, remodeling, renovation, restoration
Antonyms of wreckage

building, construction, erection, raising

2 the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed

  • the wreckage of the cathedral was kept as a memorial and as a reminder of warʼs terrible cost
Synonyms of wreckage

ashes, debris, detritus, flotsam, remains, residue, rubble, ruins, wreck
Words Related to wreckage

jetsam, leavings, remnant

chaff, deadwood, dross, dust, garbage, junk, litter, refuse, riffraff, rubbish, scrap, trash, waste

3 the destruction or loss of a ship

  • debris floated ashore for weeks after the wreckage
Synonyms of wreckage

shipwreck, shipwrecking, wreck, wrecking
Words Related to wreckage

beaching, grounding, stranding

foundering, sinking

scuttling
Near Antonyms of wreckage

recovery, salvage, salvaging

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