sabotage

The word “sabotage” has 3 syllables: sa-bo-tage

It's pronounced as /ˈsæ.bə.tɑʒ/


What is synonym and antonym for sabotage?

In the thesaurus, “sabotage” has 128 synonyms and 50 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for sabotage along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for sabotage

  • annihilate
  • arrest
  • attack
  • baffle
  • bang up
  • block
  • bollix
  • bottleneck
  • brake
  • break
  • break up
  • check
  • constrain
  • cripple
  • curb
  • damage
  • decelerate
  • deep-six
  • deface
  • defacement
  • defacing
  • demolish
  • demolishing
  • demolishment
  • demolition
  • depredate
  • depredation
  • desecrate
  • desecrating
  • desecration
  • despoil
  • despoiling
  • despoilment
  • destroy
  • destruction
  • devastate
  • disable
  • disrupt
  • disruption
  • do
  • do in
  • encumber
  • foil
  • foul up
  • frustrate
  • graffiti
  • halt
  • hamper
  • handicap
  • harm
  • hinder
  • hobble
  • hold back
  • hold up
  • hurt
  • impair
  • impairment
  • impede
  • inhibit
  • injury
  • loot
  • looting
  • louse up
  • mar
  • maraud
  • marauding
  • mess up
  • mischief
  • obstruct
  • overthrow
  • pillage
  • pillaging
  • plunder
  • plundering
  • predation
  • put out of action
  • put out of commission
  • ransack
  • ransacking
  • ravage
  • ravaging
  • raven
  • raze
  • rein
  • restrain
  • retard
  • ruin
  • ruination
  • sack
  • sacking
  • scourge
  • screw up
  • set back
  • shatter
  • slacken
  • slow
  • smash
  • spoil
  • spoliate
  • spoliation
  • stop
  • subversion
  • subversiveness
  • subvert
  • tag
  • take out
  • tear down
  • throw a monkey wrench into
  • thwart
  • tie up
  • torpedo
  • total
  • trash
  • trashing
  • treachery
  • treason
  • undermine
  • undermining
  • vandalism
  • vandalization
  • vandalize
  • violate
  • waste
  • wipe out
  • wrack
  • wreck
  • wreckage
  • wrecking

Antonyms for sabotage

Meanings of sabotage

  • noun
    1. A deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction.
    2. An act or acts with intent to injure, interfere with, or obstruct the national defense of a country by willfully injuring or destroying, or attempting to injure or destroy, any national defense or war materiel, premises, or utilities, to include human and natural resources.
  • verb
    1. To deliberately destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful.

Example Sentences

  • The spy was caught attempting to sabotage the enemy's communication system.
  • Accusations of political sabotage arose during the tense election season.
  • The factory manager discovered signs of deliberate sabotage on the production line.
  • Authorities worked to uncover the motives behind the cyber sabotage of critical infrastructure.
  • The peace talks were jeopardized by rumors of an impending sabotage attempt.

On this page you'll find 178 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to sabotage, such as: abet, accelerate, advance, aid, aiding, allow, annihilate.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

handicap

  • advantage
  • adversity
  • albatross
  • arrest
  • baffle
  • baggage
  • balk
  • bar
  • barricade
  • barrier
  • benefit
  • bind
  • bit
  • block
  • blockade
  • blockage
  • brake
  • brick wall
  • burden
  • catch
  • chain
  • check
  • choke
  • clog
  • confine
  • constrain
  • constraint
  • cramp
  • crimp
  • cumber
  • curb
  • danger
  • debit
  • delay
  • derail
  • deterrent
  • detriment
  • difficulty
  • disability
  • disadvantage
  • disbenefit
  • disrupt
  • downside
  • drag
  • drawback
  • edge
  • embargo
  • embarrass
  • embarrassment
  • encumber
  • encumbrance
  • failing
  • favor
  • fetter
  • foil
  • frustrate
  • give a hard time
  • halter
  • hamper
  • hamstring
  • handcuff
  • hangup
  • hardship
  • hazard
  • head start
  • hinder
  • hindrance
  • hitch
  • hobble
  • hog-tie
  • hold back
  • hold up
  • holdback
  • holdup
  • hurdle
  • impairment
  • impede
  • impediment
  • incommodity
  • inhibit
  • inhibition
  • interference
  • leash
  • let
  • liability
  • limit
  • limitation
  • load
  • manacle
  • millstone
  • minus
  • mire
  • muzzle
  • negative
  • obstacle
  • obstruct
  • obstruction
  • odds
  • peril
  • points
  • psychological baggage
  • put out of commission
  • reef
  • rein
  • repress
  • restrain
  • restraint
  • restrict
  • restriction
  • retain
  • retard
  • roadblock
  • rub
  • sabotage
  • shackle
  • shackles
  • short-circuit
  • shortcoming
  • sideline
  • smother
  • snag
  • stall
  • start
  • stifle
  • stone wall
  • stop
  • stoppage
  • strangle
  • stranglehold
  • strike
  • stumbling block
  • stump
  • stymie
  • suffocate
  • suppress
  • take out
  • tether
  • thwart
  • tie
  • tie up
  • trammel
  • trump card
  • upper hand
  • vantage

vandalism

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

handcuff

  • arrest
  • attach
  • baffle
  • balk
  • band
  • bar
  • barricade
  • bind
  • binding
  • bit
  • block
  • blockade
  • bond
  • bracelet
  • brake
  • captivity
  • chain
  • check
  • choke
  • clog
  • collar
  • confine
  • confinement
  • connection
  • constrain
  • constraint
  • cord
  • cramp
  • cumber
  • curb
  • delay
  • derail
  • disrupt
  • embarrass
  • enchain
  • enchainment
  • encumber
  • enfetter
  • enslavement
  • entangle
  • entanglement
  • fasten
  • fastener
  • fastening
  • fetter
  • foil
  • frustrate
  • get in the way
  • give a hard time
  • gunk
  • gyve
  • halter
  • hamper
  • hamstring
  • handicap
  • hang up
  • hinder
  • hindrance
  • hobble
  • hog-tie
  • hold
  • hold back
  • hold up
  • hold-down
  • holding
  • hookup
  • immurement
  • impede
  • imprisonment
  • incarceration
  • inhibit
  • iron
  • irons
  • join
  • lash
  • leash
  • ligature
  • limit
  • link
  • linkage
  • manacle
  • mire
  • muzzle
  • net
  • network
  • nexus
  • obstruct
  • pinion
  • rein
  • repress
  • restrain
  • restraint
  • restrict
  • restriction
  • retain
  • retard
  • roadblock
  • rope
  • sabotage
  • secure
  • shackle
  • short-circuit
  • smother
  • stickum
  • stifle
  • straightjacket
  • straitjacket
  • strangle
  • stump
  • stymie
  • suffocate
  • suppress
  • tangle
  • tether
  • thwart
  • tie
  • tie up
  • tie-in
  • trammel
  • trap
  • truss
  • wire

sackings

  • abasements
  • bumps
  • debasements
  • defacements
  • demolishments
  • demotions
  • depredations
  • desecrations
  • despoilments
  • destructions
  • dismissals
  • downgrades
  • firings
  • humiliations
  • layoffs
  • pillages
  • plunders
  • predations
  • ravages
  • reductions
  • ruinations
  • ruins
  • sabotages
  • spoliations
  • vandalisms
  • vandalizations

vandalizes

  • annihilates
  • bangs up
  • breaks
  • damages
  • defaces
  • demolishes
  • depredates
  • desecrates
  • despoils
  • destroys
  • devastates
  • graffitis
  • harms
  • hurts
  • impairs
  • loots
  • marauds
  • mars
  • pillages
  • plunders
  • ransacks
  • ravages
  • ravens
  • razes
  • ruins
  • sabotages
  • sacks
  • scourges
  • shatters
  • smashes
  • spoils
  • spoliates
  • tags
  • tears down
  • totals
  • trashes
  • violates
  • wastes
  • wipes out
  • wracks
  • wrecks

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