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.

Related 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

Dissimilar Words

• protection
• conservation
• saving
• preservation
• salvage

sabotage

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to thwart

Related 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

Dissimilar Words

• 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

Related 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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sabotage

Noun

When self-sabotage could bring relief to their heightened agony, both models pressed that button. — New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026

Look at the scary stuff related to your finances, ask yourself better questions about your spending habits, and kill off the part of yourself that likes to self-sabotage. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026

Verb

Trump was furious, believing that Israel was trying to sabotage the talks. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, the megalomaniac Esmeralda, still delusionally kooky, spends less time trying to sabotage Ned and more time getting sent on side quests — an attempt to create her own big puzzle game, a journey undercover at her son’s school. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026