VANDALIZED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

vandalized

verb

past tense of vandalize

as in destroyed

to deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property he decided to vandalize the store because the owner had kicked him out

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Recent Examples of vandalized At least 91 people died and 7,500 Jewish businesses were vandalized. — ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026 In a sign of protest, some people vandalized Cybertrucks at Tesla dealerships. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026 Several politicians and candidates, mostly Republicans, expressed their outrage after a man allegedly vandalized the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City by spraying red paint on the landmark earlier this week. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026 The vacant school has been vandalized and costs LAUSD about $20,000 a month to secure. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 Many were peaceful but some 1,500 shops and many symbols of the state were vandalized, leading to more than 2,000 arrests. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Shops were looted in Paris, Bordeaux, Marseille, Lyon and other cities, while public buildings were vandalized or targeted by fires. — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Government buildings were vandalized in multiple cities, contributing to a sense of national crisis that could boost leading far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen six months before elections. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 18 Oct. 2026 At the start of midterms last week, Cornell University students woke up to their administration building vandalized. — Grey Battle, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026

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In Bulgaria, authorities found and destroyed a Russian Gerbera-2 drone, which was not carrying explosives, in the waters of the country’s northern Black Sea coast, the Defense Ministry said Friday.

— Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
He was born in 1941 in the village of al-Birwa, which was destroyed by Israeli forces in 1948.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of destroyed

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Rioting broke out in some cities as luxury boutiques and supermarkets were looted while public buildings were defaced and even set on fire.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
The building's pine ceilings were in disrepair and its brick walls were damaged, poorly painted, or defaced with graffiti.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of defaced

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No one was injured in Sunday's strike on the village of Komyshuvakha, but specialized rescue equipment was damaged, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
Remove dead or damaged branches anytime to keep shrubs healthy and shapely.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of damaged

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The apartment building where the children were killed was later demolished and the land was turned into a park and a community garden.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
In March, the DOB issued a stop work order after inspectors found the developers had demolished the existing building on the site without providing adequate shielding to neighboring properties, including 1321 Flatbush Avenue.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of demolished

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When they were smashed into molecules consisting of two ordinary hydrogen atoms, the muonic atoms implanted themselves within those molecules and assimilated one of their hydrogens.

— George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
In Frankfurt, police said Molotov cocktails were thrown at emergency personnel and shop windows were smashed.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of smashed

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The tumult of these raids, which played out daily on TV and social media, ruined lives and hurt local economies.

— Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026
Morgenthau left Coburg hoping to become a writer or poet but was forced to pivot to law after hyperinflation ruined his family’s finances.

— David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of ruined

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Rodriguez’s lawyers argued that Garcia’s participation in the recount process violated the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
As such — and just as the Maryland Tax court did — the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the tax violated the Internet Tax Freedom Act.

— David A. Hughes, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026

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