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

The Audi driver ran off with his car’s license plates, leaving the wrecked luxury car behind. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026

Police and firefighters responding to the area discovered the wrecked vehicle along the hillside. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Hundreds of clay jars known as amphorae were discovered inside the wrecked ship, alongside lead anchor stocks and other artifacts, police said. — Isabella Colletta, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026

The attack reduced the house to rubble and wrecked outbuildings and cars. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

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

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

Verb

The Nantucket Current reported that the wreck is likely part of a 19th-century wooden ship that wrecked near Miacomet Beach in 1884. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

The plant’s interior pot has drainage holes, hidden in the cachepot, so your plant won’t drown and your hardwoods won’t get wrecked. — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026

This may then seem like yet another story about how Trump has wrecked norms and corrupted the rule of law. — James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

The violent swings that powered his game, launching golf balls far beyond his competitors, also wrecked his back and knees. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026

As more cars wrecked behind the incident, NASCAR was forced to throw the caution flag — freezing the field with Preece in front. — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026

But in a case of life imitating art, the show’s entire publicity strategy was inadvertently wrecked by a real-life aristocrat, after reports leaked that Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, was being eyed for a role in the series. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

The Audi pair almost had a similar problem when Gabriel Bortoleto spun on a greasy but drying track that also caught out and wrecked Verstappen on the opening lap. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

Zebra striping is gaining traction as more Americans look for a way to enjoy nights out without waking up wrecked. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026