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

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

Their business was hit by vandals targeting their LGBTQ support. — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 17 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

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. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

The Interior Department on Thursday said vandals were responsible for bubbles filling the National World War II Memorial fountain on the National Mall. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2026

Trump has consistently blamed vandals for the botched renovation of the Reflecting Pool, which has been plagued by a peeling liner and resurfacing algae. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026