VANDALISM Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

vandalism

noun

ˈvan-də-ˌli-zəm

as in vandalization

deliberate damaging or destroying of another's property anyone guilty of vandalism to university property will be expelled

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Recent Examples of vandalism The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating vandalism at Old Memphis Cemetery in Palmetto, where deputies say 17 grave sites were damaged with broken and knocked-down headstones, graffiti and damaged concrete. —

Miami Herald, 13 May 2026 The report included 230 cases of harassment, 164 cases of vandalism and 6 cases of assault. —

Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026 While harassment and vandalism appear to have decreased, ADL said physical assaults − a data point experts say is more clear − rose to new highs. —

Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 6 May 2026 The group did find that non-violent antisemitic incidents, including incidents of harassment and vandalism, were down 39% and 21% since 2024 respectively. —

Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for vandalism

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Noun

Riverside has both a community center named for Chavez and a bronze statue — often the target of vandalization — on the Main Street pedestrian mall in the city’s downtown.

— Ryan Carter, Daily News, 19 Mar. 2026
Police said officers from the 116th Precinct had been alerted to the vandalization in the neighborhood and found 11 different police vehicles, both marked and unmarked, with damage.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025