Synonyms of sabotage

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noun

as in destruction

the act of destroying or damaging something deliberately so that it does not work correctly

Angry workers were responsible for the sabotage of the machines.

Officials have not yet ruled out sabotage as a possible cause of the crash.

Related Words

• destruction
• wrecking
• desecration
• vandalism
• ruin
• ruination
• ravage
• demolishing
• ravaging
• demolishment
• vandalization
• desecrating
• defacement
• trashing
• predation
• looting
• plundering
• pillage
• defacing
• depredation
• spoliation
• plunder
• marauding
• pillaging
• despoiling
• despoilment
• sacking
• ransacking

Dissimilar Words

• protection
• conservation
• saving
• preservation
• salvage

sabotage

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verb

1

as in to thwart

Related Words

• thwart
• frustrate
• foil
• restrain
• curb
• hinder
• baffle
• impede
• rein
• arrest
• check
• constrain
• hamper
• obstruct
• inhibit
• set back
• tie up
• hold back
• handicap
• halt
• slow
• retard
• bottleneck
• stop
• encumber
• brake
• hobble
• hold up
• slacken
• decelerate

Dissimilar Words

• accelerate
• hasten
• rush
• encourage
• hurry
• push
• speed (up)
• step up
• urge
• spur
• stir
• drive
• help
• facilitate
• propel
• aid
• quicken
• forward
• advance
• expedite
• further
• ease
• goad
• dispatch

2

as in to destroy

Related Words

• destroy
• ruin
• wreck
• annihilate
• wipe out
• harm
• damage
• hurt
• smash
• demolish
• impair
• waste
• devastate
• ravage
• tear down
• spoil
• total
• raze
• wrack
• scourge
• shatter
• plunder
• mar
• despoil
• pillage
• sack
• loot
• ransack
• violate
• bang up
• raven
• break
• vandalize
• deface
• depredate
• spoliate
• desecrate
• maraud
• trash
• tag
• graffiti

Dissimilar Words

• protect
• save
• preserve
• conserve
• build
• salvage
• rebuild

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sabotage

Noun

Putin said in May that Russia is not waging a sabotage campaign against Europe. — CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Germany’s cabinet approved new rules for its spies Wednesday to lift World War II-era restrictions on offensive cyber operations, sabotage, and espionage. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Verb

Here are five ideas that may have been drilled into you growing up that could sabotage your success — and what to do instead. — Melody Wilding, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026

Redefine What Success Actually Looks Like One of the most common ways professionals sabotage their own brand-building efforts is by measuring success purely in follower counts or download numbers. — Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026