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Synonyms for wrecking
wreck·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
razing, wreckingnoun
the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
Synonyms:
ruination, ruining, demolishing, ruin, leveling, tearing down, laying waste, razinglaying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wreckingnoun
destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
Synonyms:
razing, ruining, ruination, ruin, laying waste, dilapidation, downfall
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List of paraphrases for "wrecking":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#14164 | ruin | |
#14357 | destroying | |
#18374 | sinking | |
#25523 | leveling | |
#27947 | downfall | |
#33438 | wrecking | |
#36665 | ruining | |
#73999 | demolishing | |
#129130 | razing | |
#158990 | ruination | |
#225378 | dilapidation |
How to use wrecking in a sentence?
I reject the idea that America will be a better place if marijuana is sold in every corner store. And I am astonished to hear people suggest that we can solve our heroin crisis by legalizing marijuana – so people can trade one life-wrecking dependency for another that’s only slightly less awful, our nation needs to say clearly once again that using drugs will destroy your life.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison:
We don't want job-destroying, economy-destroying, economy-wrecking targets and goals, which won't change the fact that there have been bushfires or anything like that in Australia.
Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Department:
The vehicle was fully involved with fire on arrival, and took a significant amount of time, water, and thinking outside the box to extinguish, crews knocked the fire down, but the car kept re-igniting and off-gassing in the battery compartment. Working with the on-site wrecking yard personnel, the Tesla was moved on its side to gain access to the battery compartment underneath.
I think it's going to be close. I don't know if they have enough magic left. I mean, what they've done to get here, it's been a shock. There's so much talent on that LA Rams team. There is so much depth. There’s so much star power. There’s game-changers, jalen Ramsey can change the game in one interception for a touchdown. Aaron Donald can change the game in one sack. Von Miller has taken over a Super Bowl (in the past). They have so many game-changing, game-wrecking players everywhere. There’s so many players in that defense, and it’s tough to overcome.
This guy, when he’s on he’s like a one-man wrecking crew, we did pitch him tough and I’m sure that he’s going to make the adjustment when we go out there very soon.
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- wreckingHindi
- rombolásHungarian
- penghancuranIndonesian
- demolizioneItalian
- destruiçãoPortuguese
- руйнуванняUkrainian
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