Devastate and Wreck

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Devastate

Devastate verb - To bring destruction to (something) through violent action.
Usage example: the city was devastated, first by the earthquake and then by fires
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Wreck is a synonym for devastate in destroy topic. In some cases you can use "Wreck" instead a verb "Devastate", when it comes to topics like demolish. popular alternative
Nearby Words: devastation, devastating, devastator

Wreck

Wreck verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: most of the furniture on the ground floor was wrecked by the floodwaters
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Devastate is a synonym for wreck in ruin topic. You can use "Devastate" instead a verb "Wreck", if it concerns topics such as activity. popular alternative
Nearby Words: wrecked, wrecker, wreckage, wrecking

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party devastate party wreck party
life devastate life wreck life
family devastate family wreck family
environment devastate environment wreck environment
Other words: base, army, garden, plan, earth, world, economy, ship, fleet, planet, city, units, powers, buildings, ships, cities, teams.
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