Vandal

Converse of subject

• destroy: Later news The Cricket Pavilion, destroyed by vandals is to be rebuilt by Kent out of insurance money.
• damage: Repair to cover damaged by vandals is in hand.
• remove: It was removed by some vandals about the end of the eighteenth century.
• attack: The Dixie Dean Memorial Statue outside Goodison, Home of Everton FC, has been attacked by vandals who painted the statue red.
• target: Newark Parish Church has again been targeted by vandals.
• cause: Reduction in repair costs of damage caused by vandals.

Converse of object

• deter: Instead, he has been forced to fit a metal grille which has failed to deter vandals.
• discourage: Also, tuck in wing mirrors and put the aerial down to discourage vandals.
• catch: Kirkwall vandal caught on camera An alleged act of vandalism in Kirkwall's town center has been caught on camera.
• attract: There has to be a fair chance of not attracting vandals.
• beat: They are working closely with the Council and the British Transport Police, who are the acknowledged experts on beating graffiti vandals.
• stop: Even rural stops will be modern perspex and lit to stop vandals, and be a death trap to birds.

Adjective modifier

• mindless: Now, some mindless vandals have struck at a cemetery in Potton.
• potential: A low key approach may fail to rouse the interest of a potential vandal.

Modifies a noun

• resistant: Door Entry Phone systems; audio or video, standard or vandal resistant.
• proof: The banks have also been designed to be vandal proof to ensure they don't get damaged.
• resistance: A high standard of design and vandal resistance will be required and care will be taken in siting.
• attack: In 1957 we suffered a vandal attack on the church in which considerable damage was done.
• damage: Some vandal damage to three windows will have to be repaired soon.

Noun used with modifier

graffito: In total police now have seventy names of suspected graffiti vandals around the Caterham area thanks to PCSO Seymour's work.