Synonyms of desecrates

desecrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of desecrate

as in violates

to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect

vandals desecrated the cemetery last night by covering the tombstones with graffiti

Synonyms & Similar Words

• violates
• destroys
• defiles
• profanes
• ravages
• demolishes
• ruins
• blasphemes
• raids
• insults
• robs
• sullies
• pollutes
• taints
• contaminates
• swears
• offends
• defames
• curses
• plunders
• despoils
• devastates
• wrecks
• affronts
• decimates
• befouls
• annihilates
• desacralizes
• soils
• razes
• desolates
• desanctifies
• outrages
• deconsecrates
• poisons
• wastes
• loots
• ransacks
• spoils
• strips
• sacks
• pillages
• fouls
• crushes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dedicates
• consecrates
• blesses
• sanctifies
• respects
• honors
• hallows
• purifies
• cleanses
• purges

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of desecrates

His name no longer desecrates this sacred memorial, which belongs to the American people. — Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 8 July 2026

Nothing beats cuteness except watching violence be enacted upon the cuteness; like an aural Happy Tree Friends, Skulls tosses pom-poms of fuzz into the sky then desecrates them. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 Dec. 2025

In the world of Monster, a person who takes lives and desecrates corpses might someday be capable of redemption. — Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025