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
Wear and wreck are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wear" instead the word "Wreck" as a verb or a noun.
How words are described
| old | old wreck | old wear |
| physical | physical wreck | physical wear |
| full | full wreck | full wear |
| actual | actual wreck | actual wear |
Common collocations
| time | wreck time | wear time |
Cite this Source
Wear and Wreck. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/wreck/wear
Wreck & Wear. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/wreck/wear>.
Wear or Wreck. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/wreck/wear.
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