Synonyms of the word

shipwreck

• n. A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.
• n. An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
• n. (figuratively) destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss.
• v. To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap.

accident

• n. An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the…
• n. (transport, vehicles) Especially, a collision or similar unintended event that causes damage or death.
• n. Any chance event.
• n. (uncountable) Chance.
• n. Any property, fact, or relation that is the result of chance or is nonessential.
• n. (euphemistic) An instance of incontinence.
• n. (euphemistic) An unintended pregnancy.
• n. (philosophy, logic) A quality or attribute in distinction from the substance, as sweetness, softness.
• n. (grammar) A property attached to a word, but not essential to it, such as gender, number, or case.
• n. (geology) An irregular surface feature with no apparent cause.
• n. (heraldry) A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms.
• n. (law) casus; such unforeseen, extraordinary, extraneous interference as is out of the range of ordinary…
• n. (military) An unplanned event that results in injury (including death) or occupational illness to person(s)…
• n. (uncountable, philosophy, uncommon) Appearance, manifestation.

destroy

• v. (transitive) To damage beyond use or repair.
• v. (intransitive) To cause destruction.
• v. (transitive) To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
• v. (transitive) To put down or euthanize.
• v. (transitive) To severely disrupt the well-being of (a person); ruin.
• v. (colloquial, transitive) To defeat soundly.
• v. (computing, transitive) To remove data.

fail

• v. (intransitive) To be unsuccessful.
• v. (transitive) Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually…
• v. (transitive) To neglect.
• v. (intransitive, of a machine, etc.) To cease to operate correctly.
• v. (transitive) To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert.
• v. (intransitive) To receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits.
• v. (transitive) To give a student a non-passing grade in an academic endeavour.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To miss attaining; to lose.
• v. To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence.
• v. (archaic) To be affected with want; to come short; to lack; to be deficient or unprovided; used with of.
• v. (archaic) To fall away; to become diminished; to decline; to decay; to sink.
• v. (archaic) To deteriorate in respect to vigour, activity, resources, etc.; to become weaker.
• v. (obsolete) To perish; to die; used of a person.
• v. (obsolete) To err in judgment; to be mistaken.
• v. To become unable to meet one's engagements; especially, to be unable to pay one's debts or discharge one's…
• n. (uncountable, slang) Poor quality; substandard workmanship.
• n. (slang) A failure (condition of being unsuccessful).
• n. (slang, US) A failure (something incapable of success).
• n. A failure, especially of a financial transaction (a termination of an action).
• n. A failing grade in an academic examination.
• adj. (slang, US) That is a failure.
• n. A piece of turf cut from grassland.

miscarry

• v. (obsolete) To have an unfortunate accident of some kind; to be killed, or come to harm.
• v. (now rare) To go astray; to do something wrong.
• v. To have a miscarriage; to abort a foetus, usually without intent to do so.
• v. To fail to achieve some purpose; to be unsuccessful, to go wrong (of a business, project etc.).
• v. Of a letter etc.: to fail to reach its intended recipient.

ruin

• n. (countable, sometimes in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a…
• n. (uncountable) The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
• n. (uncountable) Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
• n. (obsolete) A fall or tumble.
• n. A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.
• v. (transitive) to cause the fiscal ruin of.
• v. To destroy or make something no longer usable.
• v. To cause severe financial loss to; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
• v. To upset or mess up the plans or progress of, or to put into disarray; to spoil.

ruination

• n. The state of being ruined, a state of devastation or destruction.
• n. The act of ruining or wrecking.
• n. The cause of being ruined, destroyed or lost.
• n. A loss of reputation.

ship

• n. A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
• n. (chiefly in combination) A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an…
• n. (archaic, nautical, formal) A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts.
• n. A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.
• v. (transitive) To send by water-borne transport.
• v. (transitive) To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To release a product to vendors; to launch.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To engage to serve on board a vessel.
• v. (intransitive) To embark on a ship.
• v. (transitive, nautical) To put in its place.
• v. (transitive) To take in (water) over the sides of a vessel.
• v. (transitive) To pass (from one person to another).
• v. (poker slang, transitive, intransitive) To go all in.
• v. (sports) To trade or send a player to another team.
• v. (rugby) To bungle a kick and give the opposing team possession.
• n. (fandom slang) A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional.
• v. (fandom slang) To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either…

subject

• adj. Likely to be affected by or to experience something.
• adj. Conditional upon.
• adj. Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
• adj. Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
• n. (grammar) In a clause: the word or word group (usually a noun phrase) that is dealt with. In active clauses…
• n. An actor; one who takes action.
• n. The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
• n. A particular area of study.
• n. A citizen in a monarchy.
• n. A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.
• n. (music) The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.
• n. A human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc.
• n. (philosophy) A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with…
• n. (logic) That of which something is stated.
• v. (transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially…

wreck

• n. Something or someone that has been ruined.
• n. The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down.
• n. An event in which something is damaged through collision.
• n. (law) Goods, etc. cast ashore by the sea after a shipwreck.
• v. To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is…
• v. To ruin or dilapidate.
• v. (Australia) To dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts.
• v. To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on.