VANDAL Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

vandal

noun

ˈvan-dᵊl

Definition of vandal

as in defacer

a person who damages or destroys property on purpose a group of vandals broke into the school and painted graffiti on the walls

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Recent Examples of vandal Trump has repeatedly insisted that the damage to the Reflecting Pool resulted from intentional vandalism, claiming that vandals cut a gash hundreds of feet long in the pool’s protective lining. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 Ancil Hoffman Park in Carmichael is closed after vandals caused extensive damage throughout the regional park, according to Sacramento County officials. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026 The city is densely populated but doesn’t have trash containers; instead, people leave their trash bags on the street, where they are often torn up by animals and the occasional vandal. — Esther King, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026 When the sculpture appeared there, it was painted white by vandals. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vandal

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destroyer

Noun

Before its commissioning, the destroyer sailed from Norfolk to Florida and then traveled to Alaska through the Panama Canal.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
The four-hour film, coming to theaters this October, draws a portrait of Tesla chairman and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as a reckless destroyer of democracy and dismantler of free speech.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

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