VANDAL Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

vandal

noun

ˈvan-dᵊl

as in defacer

a person who damages or destroys property on purpose a group of vandals broke into the school and painted graffiti on the walls

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Recent Examples of vandal The vandals threw chairs and destroyed property as video showed some of them smiling and spraying security cameras with silly string. —

Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026 His street art is often targeted by thieves and vandals. —

Reuters, NBC news, 1 May 2026 His street art is often targeted by thieves and vandals. —

ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026 The site attracted vandals and groups of as many as 40 loiterers at a time before its parking lot was fenced off. —

Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vandal

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destroyer

Noun

Five years ago, Russia said one of its warships fired warning shots and a warplane dropped bombs in the Black Sea to force the British destroyer HMS Defender out of an area near Crimea that Moscow claimed as its territorial waters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 June 2026
The middle ring, from 28 to 115 miles, includes large warships like the Type 052D destroyer and Type 054A frigate, both armed with missiles and anti-submarine gear.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 May 2026