Synonyms for
Graffiti
Definition
Graffiti is writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place.
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Informal
Antonyms
Common collocations
- street art
- spray paint
- graffiti artist
- graffiti removal
- graffiti on walls
- graffiti tag
- public graffiti
Word family
Usage note
While 'graffiti' is often used as a mass noun, it is technically the plural of 'graffito'. It generally refers to unauthorized markings, often with negative connotations of vandalism, though it can also encompass artistic expression.
Example sentences
- The graffiti on the building was beautiful.
- I don't think graffiti should be considered a crime.
- The artist used spray paint to create the graffiti on the wall.
- The city is trying to clean up the graffiti on the streets.
- The graffiti on the train was done by a famous artist.
Quotes
Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing. And even if you don't come up with a picture to cure world poverty you can make someone smile while they're having a piss. - Banksy
Graffiti is beautiful; like a brick in the face of a cop. - Hunter S. Thompson
Graffiti is a way of defining what our generation is like. Each generation has its own identity. The way we chose to express ourselves is different. - Fab 5 Freddy