Defacing

Synonyms for "defacing" (96 found)

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Verb(9 words)

blemish disfigure befoul besmirch blight cancel contaminate contort damage

disfigure batter blemish blot cancel check cicatrize contort crack craze damage

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look a mess look bad look like hell look something terrible mangle mar misshape mutilate offend offend the eye ruin scab scar scarify score split spoil truncate twist uglify

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maim mangle mar mutilate nullify obliterate pollute ruin scar scath scathe scratch shend soil spoil stain sully taint tarnish trash

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uglify undermine vandalize void worsen wreck

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The New York City Transit Authority did not appreciate having its trains re-decorated. Defacing public property is illegal, and the city did all it could to stop the graffiti writers and clean up their art.

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