Synonyms of sabotage

sabotage 1 of 2

noun

as in destruction

the act of destroying or damaging something deliberately so that it does not work correctly

Angry workers were responsible for the sabotage of the machines.

Officials have not yet ruled out sabotage as a possible cause of the crash.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destruction
• wrecking
• desecration
• vandalism
• ruin
• ruination
• ravage
• demolishing
• ravaging
• demolishment
• vandalization
• desecrating
• defacement
• trashing
• predation
• looting
• plundering
• pillage
• defacing
• depredation
• spoliation
• plunder
• marauding
• pillaging
• despoiling
• despoilment
• sacking
• ransacking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protection
• conservation
• saving
• preservation
• salvage

sabotage

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to thwart

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thwart
• frustrate
• foil
• restrain
• curb
• hinder
• baffle
• impede
• rein
• arrest
• check
• constrain
• hamper
• obstruct
• inhibit
• set back
• tie up
• hold back
• handicap
• halt
• slow
• retard
• bottleneck
• stop
• encumber
• brake
• hobble
• hold up
• slacken
• decelerate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accelerate
• hasten
• rush
• encourage
• hurry
• push
• speed (up)
• step up
• urge
• spur
• stir
• drive
• help
• facilitate
• propel
• aid
• quicken
• forward
• advance
• expedite
• further
• ease
• goad
• dispatch

2

as in to destroy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroy
• ruin
• wreck
• annihilate
• wipe out
• harm
• damage
• hurt
• smash
• demolish
• impair
• waste
• devastate
• ravage
• tear down
• spoil
• total
• raze
• wrack
• scourge
• shatter
• plunder
• mar
• despoil
• pillage
• sack
• loot
• ransack
• violate
• bang up
• raven
• break
• vandalize
• deface
• depredate
• spoliate
• desecrate
• maraud
• trash
• tag
• graffiti

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protect
• save
• preserve
• conserve
• build
• salvage
• rebuild

Examples of sabotage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

In the 1960s, this shifted to crimes involving the destruction of government property, sabotage and kidnapping. —Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2024

Investigators found evidence of explosives at the sites in November 2022, leading Swedish prosecutors to conclude that the blasts were caused by an act of sabotage. —Rob Picheta, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024

Verb

After a series of increasingly disturbing events, Hope begins to suspect that someone is trying to sabotage her reputation and business. —Lauren Huff, EW.com, 30 July 2024

Their feelings of inadequacy can result in sabotaging professional development opportunities for others due to jealousy and envy. —Topsie Vandenbosch, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024