Mischief
Mischief noun - Playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm.
Vandalism
Vandalism noun - Willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others.
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Synonyms for Vandalism
Mischief and vandalism are semantically related in destruction topic. You can use "Mischief" instead a noun "Vandalism", if it concerns topics such as evil.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- trouble and mischief
- trouble and vandalism
- prank and mischief
- prank and vandalism
- destruction and mischief
- destruction and vandalism
- ruin and mischief
- ruin and vandalism
- misfortune and mischief
- misfortune and vandalism
- detriment and mischief
- detriment and vandalism
- injury and mischief
- injury and vandalism
Both words in one sentence
- Boggarts in Harry Potter, which are not shapeshifters in English lore, but rather malicious fey that spend their time by infuriating housewives and maids through mischief and vandalism.
Source: Call a Pegasus a "Hippogriff" -
The fairies/hobgoblins of The Stolen Child are not evil, per se, but they are wild and uncivilized creatures, given to theft, vandalism, all manner of mischief, and stealing human children.
Source: The Fair Folk -
This last one is not really an example of Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking since the common law definition of 'mischief' involves destruction of property, which is known today as vandalism.
Source: List of Transgressions
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