Defacement and Setoff

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Defacement noun - Deliberate damaging or destroying of another's property.

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Setoff is an antonym for defacement.

Nearby Words: deface, defaced, defacing

Setoff noun - Something that decorates or beautifies.

Usage example: the architect used stone carvings as setoffs for the building's marble facing

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Defacement is an antonym for setoff.

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Setoff and Defacement. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defacement/setoff

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