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

Dehydration, heat stroke, bike wrecks, a bad trip; these are just a few of the hazards a burner may face in Black Rock City. —Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025

Vanuatu’s dive options range from coral reef and dramatic caverns to legendary World War II ship and plane wrecks like Million Dollar Point and the SS President Coolidge, a troopship sunk by mines in 1942 that can be explored with Aore Adventures in Espiritu Santo. —Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025

Many wrecks remain on the lake bottom waiting to be discovered. —Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025

The wrecks were two of four fatal crashes that happened last week on East Bay highways. —Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025

Two people were killed and three others injured in two separate wrecks in the state on Saturday, according to preliminary police reports. —Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 17 Aug. 2025

Railroad derailments counted for 1 in 10 hazmat wrecks in the past decade – and 1 in 4 of those incidents last year, according to USA TODAY's 2023 analysis. —Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025

Verb

Messy data wrecks forecasts, distorts reporting and wastes time. —Thasha Batts, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025