GRAFFITIING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

graffitiing

verb

variants also graffiting

present participle of graffiti

as in violating

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for graffitiing

Verb

Charlotte’s water utility has fielded about 18 complaints a day of people violating mandatory water restrictions in place since mid-May, when the region was facing an extreme drought crisis.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
Just before kickoff, the Tide confirmed that Kirkpatrick was suspended for violating team rules.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of violating

Verb

The model started sharing photos and videos of the intricate makeup process earlier that day, tagging Marino to give him credit for his work.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026
In a series of TikTok videos made yesterday, North West debuted an exaggerated prosthetic chin and slick-black bob, tagging the Bad Girls star.

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of tagging

Verb

The next day, February 9th, Nakira was charged with first-degree murder, endangering the welfare of a child, desecrating human remains, and tampering with physical evidence.

— Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
The judge is desecrating the memory of the Great Charlie Kirk, while taking forever to ask questions that people already know the answer to.

— Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of desecrating

Verb

The ship dragged its anchor along the seabed for about 80 miles, damaging two telecommunications cables, according to a court statement.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Kennedy’s fringe beliefs, such as his zealous anti-vaccine views, his rejection of germ theory, and his false claim that 5G is damaging our brains and causing cancer.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of damaging

Verb

The express trains would skip local stops in most communities, offering zero service to residents along the rail line while potentially hurting state and federal funding for existing systems such as the CTA and Metra that serve actual commuters.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Google's problem is that chatbots are becoming an alternative to search, leading consumers to click far fewer blue links and hurting Google's ad revenue.

— Ari Levy, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of hurting

Verb

Owen did not directly answer Heytens’s hypothetical question, instead insisting that the law at the center of the lawsuit was a violation of the contracts clause of the Constitution, which bars states from passing laws impairing public contracts.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026
In my experience, the involvement of ketamine or other drugs invariably makes a bad situation worse – complicating consent, impairing judgment and reducing inhibitions.

— Christopher P. Holstege, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of impairing

Verb

Shares slumped 16% for a third straight session of losses, wiping out $400 billion in market cap on Monday alone.

— Gail Krishnan, CNBC, 23 June 2026
The prospect of even a mini-Dust Bowl is alarming as the original disaster during the Great Depression sent dust clouds across rural America, wiping out entire communities and triggering mass migration to other parts of the country.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 June 2026

Definition of wiping out

Verb

Ra’am now wants to join the government Segalovitz acknowledged that his background was part of his appeal yet said his larger goal was to break down barriers harming Israeli society.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Before 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was one potential avenue for federal action involving companies accused of harming consumers.

— Amy Corral, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of harming

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

graffitied

graffitiing

graffitis

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Graffitiing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graffitiing. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of graffitiing

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

abandon

Popular in Grammar & Usage

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Popular in Wordplay

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Old-Timey Vehicles

The Words of the Week - Nov. 6

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes