Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "wreck" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

build construct make produce

Derived Terms

bewreck car wreck catch wreck check yourself before you wreck yourself nerve-wreck nervous wreck shipwreck train wreck wreck car wreck grab wreck havoc wreck of the Hesperus wreck shop wreck the hoose juice wreck yard wreckage wrecker

Etymologically Related To

wreak

Context

legal

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

accident declination decline destroy ruin ship

Type Of (IsA)

decline serious accident ship

Related Terms

accident after after crash australian english automobile automobile accident bad broken broken ship car car collision car crash cars collision crash damage destroy dilapidate goods ruin severe severely ship shipwreck sunken sunken ship violently

Synonym Network

bust up crash ruins shipwreck wrack

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