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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | collision; defeat |
| Synonyms: | accident, bang, bash, blast, blow, boom, breakdown, breaking, breakup, burst, clap, collapse, crack, crack-up, crash, debacle, destruction, disaster, downfall, failure, pile-up, ruin, shattering, slam, smash-up, sock, wallop, welt, whack, wham, wreck |
| Main Entry: | wreck |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | severe damage or severely damaged goods |
| Synonyms: | collapse, crash, crate, debacle, debris, derelict, destruction, devastation, disruption, fender bender, heap*, hulk, jalopy, junk*, junker, litter, mess, pile-up, rear-ender, relic, ruin, ruins, shipwreck, smashup, total*, waste, wreckage |
| Notes: | wreak means to cause something, especially trouble; wreck means to destroy something |
| Antonyms: | creation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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