wreck

[rek] / rɛk /

NOUN

severe damage or something in a state of ruin

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapse crash debacle debris destruction devastation hulk mess ruin shipwreck wreckage

STRONG

crate derelict disruption heap jalopy junk junker litter relic ruins total waste

WEAK

fender bender pile-up rear-ender smash-up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

building construction creation

VERB

destroy, demolish, or ruin

Synonyms

STRONGEST

batter decimate demolish destroy devastate impair injure mangle mar ravage raze ruin sabotage shatter sink smash spoil torpedo trash undermine vandalize wrack

STRONG

bash break capsize crash dash dilapidate efface founder scuttle shipwreck strand subvert total

WEAK

crack up do in mess up pile up put out of commission run aground smash up take apart take out tear up wrack up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist build construct cure enable fix grow heal help improve mend strengthen

STRONG

obey

WEAK

create repair

Example Sentences

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Be fretful, be anxious, be a quivering wreck about what might be in America, but keep perspective, too.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The circumstances of what caused the crash were not immediately available, but two adults and two infants were left trapped in the wreck, NBC4 reported.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

It said that towing the wreck would be a "complex operation" due to the "large breach along its side".

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

Because Noem was a train wreck we couldn’t help but watch, at a moment when the government would prefer we stop looking.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

“It’s a bad wreck, or a bad fire,” Father said as he hurried to open the door.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

wreck

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