Synonyms of wrecked

wrecked 1 of 2

adjective

as in destroyed

Related Words

• destroyed
• ruined
• demolished
• devastated
• damaged
• pulverized
• collapsed
• mutilated
• mangled
• disintegrated
• cracked
• imploded
• splintered
• split
• exploded
• ruinate
• obliterated
• dynamited
• blasted
• defaced
• wiped out
• broken
• extirpated
• smashed
• shattered
• fragile
• fractured
• busted
• fragmented
• eradicated
• exterminated
• detonated
• brittle
• slivered
• breakable
• frail
• frangible
• delicate

Dissimilar Words

• repaired
• unbroken
• fixed
• reconstructed
• healed
• mended
• patched
• rebuilt
• unbreakable
• infrangible

wrecked

2 of 2

verb

past tense of wreck

1

as in stranded

to cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking

many an unwary captain has wrecked his ship on the shoals that surround the island

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stranded
• scuttled
• shipwrecked
• foundered
• beached

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovered
• salvaged

2

as in ruined

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of

most of the furniture on the ground floor was wrecked by the floodwaters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroyed
• ruined
• shattered
• demolished
• devastated
• smashed
• damaged
• wasted
• overcame
• ravaged
• eroded
• marred
• decimated
• annihilated
• pulverized
• crippled
• wracked
• totaled
• desolated
• extinguished
• vaporized
• razed
• dismantled
• killed
• crushed
• creamed
• blasted
• pulled down
• defeated
• tore down
• rubbed out
• broke
• injured
• nuked
• removed
• did in
• disintegrated
• impaired
• subdued
• conquered
• mangled
• deteriorated
• mutilated
• disfigured
• harmed
• thrashed
• licked
• spoiled
• clobbered
• whipped
• dynamited
• trimmed
• defaced
• mastered
• obliterated
• dissolved
• routed
• gutted
• swept (away)
• overmatched
• trounced
• surmounted
• scotched
• won (against)
• plundered
• prevailed (over)
• dilapidated
• triumphed (over)
• wore (away)
• vandalized
• bested
• looted
• disassembled
• eradicated
• scoured
• vitiated
• washed out
• trashed
• murdered
• slaughtered
• assassinated
• sacked
• blew up
• despoiled
• pillaged
• wiped out
• beat
• trampled
• exterminated
• liquidated
• drubbed
• walloped
• expunged
• extirpated
• took down
• stamped (out)
• massacred
• butchered
• executed
• dispatched
• undid
• blotted out
• cut down
• skunked
• effaced
• rooted (out)
• zapped
• felled
• snuffed (out)
• killed off
• unmade
• overbore
• slew
• took out
• unbuilt
• havocked
• mowed (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• built
• constructed
• erected
• repaired
• set up
• raised
• created
• reared
• fixed
• put up
• produced
• made
• invented
• manufactured
• formed
• assembled
• shaped
• established
• organized
• forged
• fashioned
• molded
• patched
• framed
• founded
• reconditioned
• fabricated
• mended
• revamped
• brought about
• saved
• constituted
• protected
• preserved
• instituted
• doctored
• rebuilt
• restored
• reconstructed
• fathered
• conserved
• remodeled
• renovated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wrecked

Adjective

Police and first responders were already on scene, cutting the roof off the wrecked car to rescue the individuals inside, who were put into ambulances. — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

The second flood has left behind more than wrecked homes, reopening trauma wounds for many survivors. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

After losing his job at a tech company, a 33-year-old Tehran resident who also joined the January protests said his main concern was the wrecked economy, where unemployment and prices have surged. — ABC News, 9 July 2026

Likewise, clouds of metal scraps can be seen around wrecked ships floating through Meteos. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026

Clay, along with a passenger, fled on foot, leaving the wrecked car behind, police said. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Jury sees wrecked boat, crash re-enactment On the fourth day of trial, the jury hopped into a black Dodge van escorted by Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026

The officer pulled his weapon and ordered him to stay in the wrecked car. — Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 6 June 2026

For days, no one connected the wrecked car to Marcus. — Edie Peffley, NBC news, 19 May 2026

Verb

In ‘The Strange Architect,’ VanderMeer explores the legacy of Arthur Bream, a man whose dreams of building a utopian community are wrecked when his daughter goes missing. — Brent Lang, Variety, 23 July 2026

The brutal heat and intense working conditions inside the kitchen and the front area of the business come after a thief wrecked the rooftop air conditioning unit in search of copper wiring. — Seamus Bozeman follow, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

An above average defense led by a great front four will keep Tennessee from getting wrecked. — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

France Under-21 international Jacquet, who arrived in a £60million ($81m at current exchange rates) move from French club Rennes, is fit to feature after recovering from the shoulder injury which wrecked the second half of last season for him. — James Pearce, New York Times, 20 July 2026

But in recent history, the Spanish national soccer team has repeatedly wrecked the plans of dreamers and screenwriters. — Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

The same river was wrecked by flash floods last year when two dozen children and counselors died at Camp Mystic. — Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

The vessel eventually wrecked on a reef in the Florida Keys in 1827, drowning 41 people. — Amara Evering, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026

Flash flooding in southeastern Missouri wrecked a campground and carried away about a dozen people, according to local authorities. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 10 July 2026