Synonyms for vandalism

Most common

malicious mischief · hooliganism · destruction · barbarism · barbarity · defacement · vandalization

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Willful damage to or destruction of any property, such as graffiti or defacement.

   As we turned down the street I was appalled by the vandalism: spray paint and smashed windows that were everywhere.

Forms

Plural

vandalisms → hooliganisms, defacements, destructions, barbarisms…

Example sentences

• destruction They found no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
• barbarism This is a fight between civilization and barbarism.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

9 letters

barbarism⁴, barbarity⁴

10 letters

defacement

11 letters

destruction³, hooliganism⁵

13 letters

vandalization, vandalisation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (barbarism⁴ = 4 syllables).

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Français

vandalisme

Italiano

vandalismo

Español

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Deutsch

Vandalismus