Synonyms of wrecks

wrecks 1 of 2

noun

plural of wreck

as in collisions

the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact

a dangerous stretch of roadway that has been the scene of numerous car wrecks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collisions
• crashes
• accidents
• smashups
• concussions
• ruins
• pileups
• crack-ups
• smashes
• destructions
• demolishments

wrecks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of wreck

1

as in shipwrecks

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

• shipwrecks
• scuttles
• strands
• beaches
• founders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovers
• salvages

2

as in ruins

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

• ruins
• destroys
• demolishes
• shatters
• devastates
• smashes
• damages
• wastes
• overcomes
• ravages
• wracks
• annihilates
• desolates
• erodes
• extinguishes
• decimates
• vaporizes
• pulverizes
• razes
• totals
• mars
• cripples
• tears down
• nukes
• kills
• rubs out
• creams
• pulls down
• breaks
• defeats
• injures
• crushes
• blasts
• dismantles
• does in
• subdues
• harms
• disfigures
• spoils
• masters
• removes
• prevails (over)
• licks
• conquers
• impairs
• mutilates
• disintegrates
• deteriorates
• routs
• bests
• overbears
• triumphs (over)
• wins (against)
• surmounts
• defaces
• clobbers
• whips
• thrashes
• trims
• dynamites
• vitiates
• scotches
• mangles
• guts
• obliterates
• dissolves
• beats
• sweeps (away)
• trounces
• wallops
• vandalizes
• murders
• blows up
• stamps (out)
• overmatches
• scours
• eradicates
• unmakes
• despoils
• plunders
• loots
• washes out
• expunges
• slaughters
• wears (away)
• undoes
• disassembles
• wipes out
• exterminates
• effaces
• sacks
• drubs
• slays
• pillages
• extirpates
• takes down
• cuts down
• tramples
• roots (out)
• trashes
• assassinates
• liquidates
• dispatches
• blots out
• skunks
• kills off
• snuffs (out)
• dilapidates
• zaps
• massacres
• havocs
• mows (down)
• unbuilds
• executes
• takes out
• butchers
• fells

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repairs
• builds
• constructs
• doctors
• raises
• sets up
• rears
• creates
• fixes
• erects
• manufactures
• produces
• forms
• makes
• shapes
• invents
• puts up
• fathers
• institutes
• protects
• frames
• constitutes
• reconditions
• mends
• fashions
• assembles
• patches
• saves
• brings about
• preserves
• revamps
• organizes
• establishes
• founds
• molds
• restores
• forges
• conserves
• fabricates
• reconstructs
• rebuilds
• renovates
• remodels

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wrecks

Noun

Car wrecks and other mishaps lead to people disappearing, only to be later found submerged underwater. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Huron Aviation, Alpena, Michigan (Lake Huron) Get a unique perspective on the wrecks in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary by seeing them from the air. — Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 10 Aug. 2026

Car wrecks in which people are injured are frequent and many are not criminal matters, defense attorney Gill said in his closing argument in the guilt-innocence trial phase. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026

The dramatic reappearance of the rusting wrecks has become one of the most striking visual reminders of both Europe’s wartime history and the severe drought currently gripping much of the continent. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

At least 20 World War II wrecks of various sizes are now visible to the naked eye from the banks of Prahovo. — CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

There are shallow but rich dives; full-of-life, accessible wrecks; and thriving reefs, including my favorite spot, the unlikely cement plant, with seahorses and octopus reclining beneath its pier pilings—pilings that are fantastical once underwater. — Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026

Historians estimate that as many as 1,000 ships sank during the Middle Passage, but fewer than 20 of these wrecks have been documented. — Amara Evering, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026

Verb

That’s because even ordinary winds – and far worse, storms and earthquakes – cause tall buildings to sway, which ruins people’s concentration, wrecks their mood, and even exhausts them. — New Atlas, 24 July 2026

As is the case with the Delta Aquarids, the moon, only one day past full, unfortunately, wrecks any chances of getting any decent views this year. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 18 July 2026

Those findings may sound like proof the job wrecks your hormones. — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Kyle Busch wrecks Ron Hornaday under caution! — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 21 May 2026

The change launches biannual arguments about the practice, wrecks havoc on sleep and has inspired voters to go to California polls. — Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 7 Mar. 2026

In a film like this, you’re ostensibly meant to root against the terror that the central characters wrecks on his victims. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2026

This process wrecks kidney and heart tissue, causing the heart to enlarge and blood vessels to become stiffer, impeding circulation and setting the stage for clots. — Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025

The larger dragon has two car launchers and a fire-breathing effect that wrecks passing cars. — Clint Davis, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025