Synonyms of wreckage

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wreckage

noun

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1

as in devastation

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 & Similar Words

• devastation
• destruction
• havoc
• demolition
• extinction
• loss
• extermination
• obliteration
• annihilation
• ruin
• ruination
• decimation
• collapse
• desolation
• demolishment
• disintegration
• wastage
• mincemeat
• breakup
• massacre
• depredation
• slaughter
• despoliation
• killing
• dissolution
• despoilment
• assassination
• execution
• dismantlement
• eradication
• effacement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• building
• construction
• rescue
• salvage
• erection
• salvation
• saving
• raising
• preservation
• protection
• restoration
• conservation
• reconstruction
• reclamation
• remodeling
• renovation
• refurbishment
• re-creation
• regeneracy

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• building
• construction
• rescue
• salvage
• erection
• salvation
• saving
• raising
• preservation
• protection
• restoration
• conservation
• reconstruction
• reclamation
• remodeling
• renovation
• refurbishment
• re-creation
• regeneracy

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2

as in rubble

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 war's terrible cost

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rubble
• debris
• ruins
• remains
• wreck
• ashes
• remnant
• detritus
• residue
• flotsam
• jetsam
• dust
• junk
• leavings
• garbage
• litter
• chaff
• rubbish
• trash
• refuse
• dross
• scrap
• deadwood
• waste
• riffraff

3

as in wrecking

the destruction or loss of a ship

debris floated ashore for weeks after the wreckage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrecking
• wreck
• sinking
• shipwreck
• shipwrecking
• stranding
• foundering
• beaching
• grounding
• scuttling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• salvage
• recovery
• salvaging

• salvage
• recovery
• salvaging