vandalism

Converse of object

• deter: Incorporate proposals to design out crime and deter vandalism.
• condone: Put it in your diary for May Day - not that we would condone any vandalism.
• discourage: In choosing species for planting, prickly ones are an obvious choice to discourage vandalism.
• condemn: Councilor McBride concurred with Councilor Emery in condemning the vandalism of the play facility at Plumbridge which deprived the young people of the area.
• combat: Hundreds of people backed calls for CCTV cameras to be installed in Kirkwall to combat vandalism.
• tackle: More priority can be given to street sweeping and tackling vandalism and crime.

Converse of subject

• cause: Sadly we also have to repair damage caused by vandalism which is a regular occurrence.

Adjective modifier

• mindless: Despite spending £ 2,000 on security measures the school has become a frequent target for mindless vandalism.
• wanton: It is wanton vandalism to develop the Dee House site.
• petty: Several other cars in the vicinity have been damaged, plus there has been a spate of petty vandalism.
• repeated: Repeated vandalism, in addition to rain damage, means that the Seminary is on its last legs.
• persistent: Due to persistent vandalism at the present site this kind of activity isn't possible.
• deliberate: There was an outcry and deliberate vandalism when a mast was erected in Carlops, a conservation village.

Modifies a noun

• damage: Both offside doors need replacing due to vandalism damage.
• attack: Part of a notorious Queens Park play area went up in smoke in the latest vandalism attack.
• problem: Cast iron seats with steel boards are increasingly specified to address vandalism problems.

Noun used with modifier

• graffito: Graffiti vandalism is a problem in nearly every urban area in the world.
• bus: Bus vandalism The Wee 'G ' Bus has been particularly effective at highlighting the dangers of throwing stones at public transport.
• property: So property vandalism isn't only restricted to the site.

Preposition: in

• village: This time last year I reported on the continuing vandalism in the village.