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Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 1 vote

  1. bring, work, play, wreak, make forverb

    cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

    "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"

    Synonyms:
    take on, knead, land, operate, fiddle, bet, process, work, shape, get, impart, add, work out, run, act as, function, put to work, flirt, trifle, take, forge, meet, lick, spiel, solve, make, roleplay, dally, fetch, act, figure out, form, toy, turn, mould, sour, playact, encounter, exploit, make for, go, bestow, play, represent, do work, mold, bring, recreate, puzzle out, institute, diddle, convey, crop, exercise, bring in, ferment, cultivate, work on, contribute, act upon, influence, lend, wager

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. wreakverb

    Synonyms:
    inflict (as wrath or vengeance)

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "wreak":

    cause, sow

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How to use wreak in a sentence?

  1. Hillary Clinton:

    We must end their murderous reign and prevent them from not only continuing to wreak havoc, terror and violence in the area where they are operating, but export it.

  2. Tom Buchanan:

    Feral hogs wreak havoc on Oklahoma's farms, ranches and ecosystems, and cost farmers, ranchers and landowners.

  3. Michael Waldman:

    Congress failed to include sufficient, urgently needed funds in the stimulus to help states run elections in a time of pandemic, this could wreak havoc in November.

  4. Charlie Bonner:

    Make no mistake, allowing Election Judges to carry handguns will intimidate voters and bad actors will use this opportunity to show up in Black and brown precincts and wreak havoc. This is dead wrong, texas Court of Criminal Appeals has a long and racist history of voter intimidation and allowing Election Judges to carry handguns in polling locations will only add to that ugly history.

  5. Ralph Waldo Emerson,:

    There is a mortifying experience in particular, which does not fail to wreak itself also in the general history; I mean the foolish face of praise, the forced smile which we put on in company where we do not feel at ease in answer to conversation which does not interest us.


Translations for wreak

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  • يعيثArabic
  • auslassen, rächen, verursachenGerman
  • provocar, volcar, inflingir, vengarseSpanish
  • kurittaa, aiheuttaa, kohdistaaFinnish
  • melampiaskanIndonesian
  • provoca, a [[cauza]], [[varsa]] nerviiRomanian
  • мстить, причинять, наноситьRussian
  • hınç almak, hınç çıkarmak, intikam almak, almak, öç almak, çıkarmakTurkish

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