defaced
Ruined the surface
Defaced describes something whose surface has been deliberately damaged or disfigured, especially by marking, scratching, or vandalizing: The statue had been defaced with spray paint.
Currency is defaced when altered to be unrecognizable.
Websites are defaced when hackers replace their content.
The word implies intentional harm to appearance rather than complete destruction.
Marked by healed wounds
- marredDamaged or disfigured
- blemishedHaving visible defects
- mutilatedDamaged by severing parts
- disfiguredSpoiled in appearance
distorted · damaged · spoiled · ruined · altered · scratched · gouged · slashed
Unpleasant to look at
- uglyDispleasing to look at
- hideousExtremely unpleasant to see
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
- disfiguredSpoiled in appearance
marred · blemished · ruined · spoiled · tarnished · degraded · eyesore · blighted
Willfully damaged or destroyed
- graffitiedMarked with illicit art
- taggedLabeled or identified
- scrawledWrote in messy haste
- scribbledWrote messily, quickly
desecrated · damaged · sabotaged · vandal · hooligan · delinquent · miscreant · malicious
scarred
Marked by healed wounds
disfigured · distorted · damaged · spoiled · ruined · altered · scratched · gouged · slashed · portraits
unsightly
Unpleasant to look at
disfigured · marred · blemished · ruined · spoiled · tarnished · degraded · eyesore · blighted · shabby
vandalized
Willfully damaged or destroyed
- graffitiedMarked with illicit art
- taggedLabeled or identified
- scrawledWrote in messy haste
scribbled · desecrated · damaged · sabotaged · vandal · hooligan · delinquent · miscreant · malicious · monument
tagged
Labeled or identified
stencils · scrawled · markers · etched · scratched · walls · subway · trains · bridges · buildings
- deformitiesdeformed, disfigured, misshapen, distorted, twisted
defacedbeautified
Made more attractive
adorned · decorated · embellished · ornamented · enhanced
defacedpreserved
Kept from deterioration
protected · maintained · conserved · restored · safeguarded
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