wrack Antonyms

Meaning of wrack

Wordnet

wrack (n)

dried seaweed especially that cast ashore

the destruction or collapse of something

growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp

Wordnet

wrack (v)

smash or break forcefully

Webster

wrack (n.)

A thin, flying cloud; a rack.

Wreck; ruin; destruction.

Any marine vegetation cast up on the shore, especially plants of the genera Fucus, Laminaria, and Zostera, which are most abundant on northern shores.

Coarse seaweed of any kind.

Webster

wrack (v. t.)

To rack; to torment.

To wreck.

wrack Sentence Examples

  1. The constant rain wracked havoc on the already weakened bridge.
  2. The storm's winds wracked the trees, uprooting many and causing widespread damage.
  3. The heartbreak she endured wracked her mind with pain and torment.
  4. The guilty conscience wracked his thoughts, leaving him sleepless and agitated.
  5. The news of their tragic loss wracked their hearts with unbearable grief.
  6. The turmoil in his life had wracked his body, leaving him prematurely aged.
  7. The thunderous explosions wracked the building, shaking it violently to its core.
  8. The wrack of devastation left behind by the earthquake was a heartbreaking sight.
  9. The incessant coughing wracked her frail body, leaving her gasping for air.
  10. The agony of his broken bones wracked his muscles, making every movement a torturous ordeal.

FAQs About the word wrack

dried seaweed especially that cast ashore, the destruction or collapse of something, growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds

demolish, shatter, destroy, smash, wreck, devastate,ruin, desolate, pull down, raze

erect, raise, construct, set up, repair, repair, raise, patch, fix, put up

The constant rain wracked havoc on the already weakened bridge.

The storm's winds wracked the trees, uprooting many and causing widespread damage.

The heartbreak she endured wracked her mind with pain and torment.

The guilty conscience wracked his thoughts, leaving him sleepless and agitated.