HAVOC Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word havoc. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for HAVOC
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mayhem | nounn | |||||||
noun • the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person • violent and needless disturbance | ||||||||
anarchy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) | ||||||||
bedlam | nounn | |||||||
noun • pejorative terms for an insane asylum • a state of extreme confusion and disorder | ||||||||
chaos | nounn | |||||||
noun • (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe • a state of extreme confusion and disorder • the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos • (physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions | ||||||||
commotion | nounn | |||||||
noun • a disorderly outburst or tumult • the act of making a noisy disturbance • confused movement | ||||||||
confusion | nounn | |||||||
noun • disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably • a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior • a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused • an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended • a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another | ||||||||
destruction | ||||||||
noun • the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists • an event that completely destroys something • a final state | ||||||||
devastation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being decayed or destroyed • the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed • an event that results in total destruction • plundering with excessive damage and destruction • the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists | ||||||||
disarray | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior • untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance) verb • bring disorder to | ||||||||
disorder | nounn | |||||||
noun • a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning • a condition in which things are not in their expected places • a disturbance of the peace or of public order verb • disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed • bring disorder to | ||||||||
disorganization | nounn | |||||||
noun • a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted • the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion | ||||||||
pandemonium | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of extreme confusion and disorder | ||||||||
ruination | nounn | |||||||
noun • an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction • an event that results in destruction • failure that results in a loss of position or reputation • destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined | ||||||||
turmoil | nounn | |||||||
noun • a violent disturbance • violent agitation • disturbance usually in protest | ||||||||
upheaval | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally) • a violent disturbance • (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) • disturbance usually in protest | ||||||||
wreckage | nounn | |||||||
noun • the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked |