Havoc

/ˈhævək/

Synonyms for "havoc" (119 found)

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Closest matches (24)

Noun(2 words)

abomination atrocity bad bane befoulment blight bloodbathblue ruinbreakup calamity carnage cataclysm catastrophe chaos condemn confound confusion consume consumption corruption

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crying evil

Adjective(1 words)

chaotic situation

Strong matches (36)

damage damn damnation decimate decimation defilement deflower depredate depredation desecrate desolate desolation despoil despoiling despoilment despoliation destroy destruction detriment devastate

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devastation devour disintegration disorder disorganization disruption dissolution dissolve engorge evilfly in the ointment

Noun(5 words)

destruction devastation disorder disruption emphasis

Related words (59)

gobble grievance gut harm harry hecatomb holocaust hurt ill incinerate infection injurylay wasteloss mayhem mischief outrage perdition pillage pillaging

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poison pollution ravage ravaging ruin ruination sack shambles shipwreck slaughtersnake in the grassspoliate spoliationswallow upthe worsttoxin undoing upheave upset vandalism vandalize vaporize venom vexation waste woe wrackwrack and ruinwreak havocwreck wrong

Noun(7 words)

hyperbole intensifiermeaning destructionravagesrhetorical deviceruin turmoil

Adjective(1 words)

total chaos

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More general

4 entries

disaster disorder disruption disturbance

More specific

6 entries

figurative usagelogistical breakdownmassive damageoperational disruptionrhetorical emphasisstructural collapse

Collocations

5 entries

extensive havocgreat havocmassive havocutter havocwidespread havoc

Inflections

1 entries

havocs

Sample sentences

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His statement raised havoc.

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I'm in difficulties because of the demented old woman next door wreaking havoc in my fields.

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Vandals wreaked havoc in the abandoned house.

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The hurricane has already caused havoc in the Caribbean.

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