wreak

Object

• havoc: You can wreak havoc from above easily enough, with your large array of weaponry.
• vengeance: In the end it is time itself which will wreak vengeance.
• revenge: The failure of the pagan gods to wreak a terrible revenge undermined the whole pagan belief system.
• devastation: This would wreak devastation in such a fragile environment.
• destruction: In 1979, a tornado ripped through Windsor Locks, wreaking destruction along the eastern portions of the airport.
• damage: For the first time in the history of humankind, a small group of people with weapons of mass destruction can wreak untold damage.

Preposition: on

• people: And the Vatican has apologized for the havoc that the Crusades wreaked on the people of the Middle East.

Preposition: as

• havoc: They know, as do we, that a few lines of code could ultimately wreak as much havoc as a handful of bombs.

Preposition: by

• change: The United Nations has estimated that the havoc wreaked by climate change could create up to 50 million refugees.

Modifying Another Word

• again: But after a short rain break the spinning fingers of Robin Fisher again wreaked havoc.
• still: Lady Luck, and slippery Hellman's jars, can still wreak havoc.
• also: They are an effective reproductive device if the right buttons are pushed, but can also wreak havoc if you push the wrong buttons.
• generally: He could have scored in a minute, and generally wreaked havoc for the rest of the game.
• then: A gang of up to 7 men then wreaked havoc in the bar, throwing chairs and slashing the victim's face with glass.
• not: Wreak not your fury, Lord, but have mercy upon your servant.