VANDALIZE Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

vandalize

verb

ˈvan-də-ˌlīz

as in to destroy

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 vandalize William Defoor, 26, was accused of breaking a window to enter Vance’s home and vandalizing a USSS vehicle, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press in January. —

Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2026 At a council meeting last month, a business owner told Hanceville’s leaders her laundromat had been burglarized and vandalized several times in the past year. —

Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026 Earlier this week, one of the few remaining sports facilities available to children in the country was vandalized and partially burned by criminal gangs. —

Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026 At least four suspects were detained for vandalizing property in the area and will be charged with felony vandalism, according to the LAPD. —

Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vandalize

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More than 12,000 scrolls were once stored inside this second-century center of learning before a fire destroyed them in 262 CE.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Feeling bored, resentful and trapped by domestic life, Hedda hatches a plan to destroy her husband’s potential career rival, Eilert Lovberg, who happens to be her ex-lover.

— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026