Thesaurus
wreckage
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of WRECKAGE
1
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless <the wreckage of those ancient statues represents a great loss to the art world>
Synonyms annihilation, decimation, demolishment, demolition, desolation, devastation, extermination, extinction, havoc, loss, mincemeat, obliteration, ruin, ruination, wastage, wreckage
Related Words depredation, despoilment, despoliation; breakup, collapse, disintegration, dissolution; assassination, execution, killing, massacre, slaughter; dismantlement, effacement, eradication
Near Antonyms rescue, salvage, salvation, saving; conservation, preservation, protection; reclamation, reconstruction, re-creation, refurbishment, regeneracy, remodeling, renovation, restoration
2
the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed <the wreckage of the cathedral was kept as a memorial and as a reminder of war's terrible cost>
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