All wreck synonyms
wreck
W w verb wreck
- destroy β To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- demolish β To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- shatter β to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- smash β to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter: He smashed the vase against the wall.
- spoil β to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
- batter β If someone is battered, they are regularly hit and badly hurt by a member of their family or by their partner.
- cripple β A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple.
- decimate β To decimate something such as a group of people or animals means to destroy a very large number of them.
- devastate β If something devastates an area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally.
- disable β make not work
- impair β to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
- injure β to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- mangle β to smooth or press with a mangle.
- mar β to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather.
- ravage β to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ravages: a face ravaged by grief.
- raze β to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
- sabotage β any underhand interference with production, work, etc., in a plant, factory, etc., as by enemy agents during wartime or by employees during a trade dispute.
- sink β to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- torpedo β a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines.
- trash β anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- undermine β to injure or destroy by insidious activity or imperceptible stages, sometimes tending toward a sudden dramatic effect.
- vandalize β to destroy or deface by vandalism: Someone vandalized the museum during the night.
- vandalise β to destroy or deface by vandalism: Someone vandalized the museum during the night.
- wrack β Also called cloud rack. a group of drifting clouds.
- bash β A bash is a party or celebration, especially a large one held by an official organization or attended by famous people.
- beach β A beach is an area of sand or stones beside the sea.
- capsize β If you capsize a boat or if it capsizes, it turns upside down in the water.
- crash β A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
- dash β If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
- dilapidate β to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
- efface β to wipe out; do away with; expunge: to efface one's unhappy memories.
- founder β a person who founds or casts metal, glass, etc.
- scuttle β Nautical. a small hatch or port in the deck, side, or bottom of a vessel. a cover for this.
- shipwreck β the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
- strand β to form (a rope, cable, etc.) by twisting strands together.
- subvert β to overthrow (something established or existing).
- total β constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.
- crack up β If someone cracks up, they are under such a lot of emotional strain that they become mentally ill.
- do in β Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- mess up β a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- pile up β an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other: a pile of papers; a pile of bricks.
- take apart β into pieces or parts; to pieces: to take a watch apart; an old barn falling apart from decay.
- take out β the act of taking.
noun wreck
- collision β A collision occurs when a moving object crashes into something.
- accident β An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
- fender bender β a collision between motor vehicles in which there is only minor damage.
- collapse β If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
- debacle β A debacle is an event or attempt that is a complete failure.