Synonyms of 'wreak'

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1 (verb) in the sense of create

Violent storms wreaked havoc on the coast.

Synonyms

create

Criticism will only create feelings of failure.

work

Modern medicine can work miracles.

cause

I don't want to cause any trouble.

visit

effect

Prospects for effecting real political change have taken a step backward.

exercise

carry out

execute

We are going to execute our campaign plan to the letter.

inflict

The dog attacked her, inflicting serious injuries.

bring about

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2 (verb) in the sense of unleash

He wreaked vengeance on the men who had betrayed him.

Synonyms

unleash

express

indulge

My success has let me indulge my love of expensive cars.

vent

She telephoned her best friend to vent her frustration.

gratify

Her work at the Treasury gratified her sense of self-importance.

give vent to

give free rein to

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of cause

Definition

to be the cause of

I don't want to cause any trouble.

Synonyms

produce,

begin,

create,

effect,

lead to,

occasion (formal),

result in,

generate,

provoke,

compel,

motivate,

induce,

bring about,

give rise to,

precipitate,

incite,

engender

in the sense of effect

Definition

to cause (something) to take place

Prospects for effecting real political change have taken a step backward.

Synonyms

bring about,

make,

cause,

produce,

create,

complete,

achieve,

perform,

carry out,

fulfil,

accomplish,

execute,

initiate,

give rise to,

consummate,

actuate,

effectuate

in the sense of execute

Definition

to produce or create (a work of art)

We are going to execute our campaign plan to the letter.

Synonyms

carry out,

effect,

finish,

complete,

achieve,

realize,

do,

implement,

fulfil,

enforce,

accomplish,

render,

discharge,

administer,

prosecute,

enact,

consummate,

put into effect,

bring off

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arrived or reached?

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arrived

reached

I at the hotel yesterday.

allow or let?

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Will you allow me to go to the party? Will you let me to go to the party?

alternate or alternative?

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We saw each other on alternate Saturday nights. We saw each other on alternative Saturday nights.

ashamed or embarrassed?

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embarrassed

ashamed

He seemed by the question.

great or large?

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great

large

Many species are in danger.

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chilli or chilly?

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chilly

chilli

It was a afternoon.

spoke or spoken?

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We had spoke about something like this happening. We had spoken about something like this happening.

pain or pane?

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I felt a sharp pain in my back. I felt a sharp pane in my back.

mail or male?

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male

mail

Most of the people in the audience were .

flea or flee?

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flea

flee

The disease spread from rats to humans by bites.

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Synonyms of 'wreak'

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