wreak havoc on

VERB

damage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

batter break burn contaminate harm hurt impair infect injure maim mangle mar pollute ravage ruin scorch smash tarnish tear undermine weaken wound wreck

STRONG

abuse bleach blight corrode corrupt crack deface defile dirty discolor disfigure disintegrate dismantle fade gnaw incapacitate lacerate maltreat mutilate rot rust scathe scratch split spoil stab stain vitiate wrong

WEAK

bang up cripple tamper with wear away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fix mend repair

STRONG

cure enhance heal perfect strengthen

WEAK

adorn beautify decorate ornament purify

VERB

pauperize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt impoverish ruin

STRONG

beggar break bust deplete drain exhaust fleece injure reduce wreck

WEAK

bring down bring to ruin clean out depredate pillage spoliate use up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enrich make rich

STRONG

better oneself feather one's nest move up in the world profit

WEAK

aid avail benefit help serve

VERB

ruin

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt crush decimate demolish deplete exhaust impoverish injure mar overwhelm raze shatter spoil wipe out wrack wreck

STRONG

beggar botch break bust deface defeat defile deplore desecrate despoil devour dilapidate disfigure drain fleece maim mangle mutilate overthrow overturn pauperize pillage rape ravish reduce sack smash total

WEAK

bring down bring to ruin clean out depredate do in lay waste make a mess of spoliate use up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build construct create fix heal mend repair

STRONG

adorn beautify cure protect strengthen

WEAK

develop grow

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned Friday that "anyone who sets out to wreak havoc on our streets, to intimidate or threaten anyone... can expect to face the full force of the law".

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

A big concern is Texas, where cold temperatures threaten to ice oil-and-gas fields and wreak havoc on the power grid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

In my original piece, I warned against adding ice-cold stock, which can wreak havoc on texture, leaving you with a bowl of broken, unevenly cooked rice.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2025

But they can wreak havoc on forests and agriculture, according to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025

“We really wreak havoc on the heavens, don’t we?”

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

wreak havoc on

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