Synonyms of vandals

vandals

noun

plural of vandal

as in defacers

a person who damages or destroys property on purpose

a group of vandals broke into the school and painted graffiti on the walls

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defacers
• destroyers
• taggers
• saboteurs
• wreckers
• looters
• plunderers
• marauders
• wasters
• despoilers
• pillagers
• demolishers
• depredators
• graffitists
• ravagers
• sackers
• ruiners
• desecraters
• spoilers
• spoliators
• ransackers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protectors
• savers
• preservers
• preservationists
• conservators
• conservers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vandals

When the sculpture appeared there, it was painted white by vandals. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

While most of the vandals ripping down automatic license plate readers prefer to go incognito, an Albuquerque character named Jevon Martinez isn’t afraid to show his face. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026

In others, vandals spraypainted cameras or smashed their solar panel or lens. — Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Aug. 2026

The automatic license plate-reading cameras continue to spark debate across Minnesota, with some cities cutting ties with the technology, as other cities deal with vandals taking matters into their own hands. — Ubah Ali, CBS News, 22 Aug. 2026

Flock’s privacy reforms aren’t enough for camera vandals Protesters rally against the use of Flock cameras outside City Hall in Troy, NY. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026

Trump has repeatedly blamed the damage on vandals, without providing evidence. — Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2026

Trump has repeatedly blamed vandals for damage to his renovation projects in the nation’s capital, often without evidence and sometimes despite opposing accounts from his officials. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Decay intensified quickly, and the elements broke down most anything that vandals hadn’t already wrecked. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026