VANDALIZING Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

vandalizing

verb

present participle of vandalize

as in destroying

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 vandalizing The Guardian identified at least 33 cases of people vandalizing and destroying Flock cameras. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026 The clash followed Pirro’s decision to drop a felony case accusing a former Olympic canoeist of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, according to a source. — Daniela Suarez, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026 On Friday, Pirro submitted a court filing moving to dismiss the indictment against David Hearn, a former Olympian who was charged earlier in the month for vandalizing the reflecting pool. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026 The investigation began last Monday, July 20, when the Irvine Police Department asked for help from the public in locating the suspect who was seen vandalizing several Teslas in a parking garage at Michelson Drive and Carlson Avenue. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 30 July 2026 But, rather than vandalizing the corporate website, or holding valuable data for ransom—actions typical of human hackers—the adversary began ransacking the company’s servers in search of an answer key for a list of test questions. — Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 30 July 2026 The Irvine Police Department has arrested a man suspected of vandalizing 13 Teslas with spray paint this month. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 Japan has a law to punish vandalizing foreign national flags, mainly those displayed at diplomatic facilities, to avoid international disputes. — ABC News, 17 July 2026 Others have resorted to covering the cameras with trash bags or vandalizing them. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 July 2026

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Gen gets to bust out her flapper dress only to witness the most horrific, awful, potentially career-destroying failure … the caviar, oysters, and bread are all crowded onto the bread plate.

— Emma Soren, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
The three were accused of destroying property of value less than $1,000.

— Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of destroying

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Trump, in one of his Truth Social posts, cited laws against defacing monuments as grounds for imprisoning anyone harming the pool.

— Nathan Ellgren, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
Two men from Germany were arrested after being accused of defacing a pride bench in Miami Beach with antisemitic symbols on Monday.

— Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 19 May 2026

Definition of defacing

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Despite being identified decades ago, the exact trigger of the joint-demolishing condition is still unclear.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
At least one person was arrested for trespassing in connection with an earlier protest to stop contractors from demolishing the other trees.

— Michael Loria, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Definition of demolishing

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Nick Loftin then doubled in the third before Caglianone hit his 21st homer of the season to right, smashing a hanging slider for a 410-foot shot that induced grumbles from the stands.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
The Public Defender's Office said Govindbhai, without double-checking the plate numbers, walked to the driver's side door and struck the window with his baton four times, smashing the glass.

— Jose Fabian, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of smashing

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Meanwhile, McFarland—whose channel has nearly five million of those followers—is trashing the thing.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 30 July 2026
Charges have been dropped against Bailey Zimmerman, the country singer who was accused of trashing his hotel room at the Sandia Resort and Casino in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in May.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026

Definition of trashing

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Now, the state attorney general says the city must pay a fine or face a lawsuit for violating a state law protecting Confederate monuments and other longstanding memorials.

— Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Industry leaders say its inability to cite casinos for violating federal law or force the emergency closure of unsafe facilities is particularly troubling.

— Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of violating

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Williamson said protection of county waterways is a major pillar of his campaign, highlighting the dangers of chemical sprays meant to control plants that end up damaging the ecosystem.

— James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
The systems moving in could potentially bring severe weather, large hail, damaging winds and flooding, said NWS Indy meteorologist Matthew Eckhoff.

— Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of damaging

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