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destroy vs vandalize

vandalize vs destroy

destroy and vandalize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
destroy No No Yes No
vandalize No No Yes No
As verbs, vandalize is a hyponym of destroy; that is, vandalize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than destroy:
  • destroy: destroy completely; damage irreparably
  • vandalize: destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism
Other hyponyms of destroy include burn, burn down, fire, desolate, devastate, lay waste to, ravage, scourge, waste, harry, ravage, break, break, bust, vandalise, do a job on, subvert, get, devour, despoil, plunder, rape, spoil, violate, explode, consume, shipwreck, bust up, wrack, wreck, kick down, kick in, wash out.
destroy (verb) vandalize (verb)
defeat soundly and humiliatingly destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism
destroy completely; damage irreparably
put (an animal) to death
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
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