Synonyms for vandalism
ˈvæn dlˌɪz əmvan·dal·ism

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1. vandalismnoun

   Synonyms:
   vandalization

2. vandalismnoun

   Willful damage or destruction of any property with no other purpose than damage or destruction of said property.

   As we turned down the street I was appalled by the vandalism; spray-paint and smashed windows that were everywhere.

   Synonyms:
   vandalization

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1. vandalism, hooliganism, malicious mischiefnoun

   willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others

   Synonyms:
   malicious mischief, hooliganism

Matched Categories

1. • Destruction
   • Mischief

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1. vandalismnoun

   Synonyms:
   barbarity

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1. List of paraphrases for "vandalism":

   hooliganism, sabotage, subversion

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How to use vandalism in a sentence?

1. Life First CEO Becky Sheetz:

   We came in one day and there was vandalism, graffiti, on the back of the center, on the side that we operated the building, so we reported it to local law enforcement right away and it was cleaned up, it was actually just graffiti, clearly targeted along the lines of the graffiti and vandalism that you were seeing all across the nation in the tens and tens, over 100 pregnancy centers that were vandalized.

2. Carlos Canino:

   This is not vandalism, this is an act of violence, it's violence not against a building, but against a whole community.

3. Brooke Jenkins:

   The alleged battery of an unhoused member of our community is completely unacceptable. Mr. Gwin will face appropriate consequences for his actions, likewise, the vandalism at Foster Gwin gallery is also completely unacceptable and must stop – two wrongs do not make a right.

4. David Datuna:

   So it's not like, again, vandalism. It was art performance from me. And absolutely, I'm not sorry, i call performance 'Hungry Artist'. Yeah, because I was hungry and I just eat it.

5. Democratic Rep. Mike Doyle:

   The overwhelming majority of Americans wholeheartedly support free and fair elections, which are the foundation of our democratic government. Vandalism... will never change that.