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

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

Back inside the courtroom, CBS New York reported that prosecutors alleged Bithorn had previously put her children in danger via her alleged alcoholism, including multiple car wrecks. — Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Bocas is blessed with more than a dozen excellent dive sites including underwater caves and pinnacles, reef walls, drift dive locations, and wrecks like the Barco Viejo and Mystic Wind. — Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

The most wrecks recorded that year were in June, according to the state transportation department. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 18 June 2026

The Discovery Channel got involved in early 2026 and recruited Calvin Mires, a maritime archaeologist for Marine Imaging Technologies, who has worked on many World War II wrecks. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 18 June 2026

Neighbors worried the venue would mean more congestion and wrecks and lower property values. — Joe Marusak june 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026

The impact with Bell's Camry severely deformed the SAFER barrier, which is comprised of steel and foam to absorb energy in wrecks. — CBS News, 8 June 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