Synonyms of raze

raze

verb

ˈrāz 

1

as in to demolish

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of

an entire city block razed by a terrible fire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demolish
• destroy
• ruin
• devastate
• shatter
• wreck
• smash
• overcome
• damage
• annihilate
• waste
• decimate
• pulverize
• extinguish
• ravage
• vaporize
• erode
• desolate
• mar
• dismantle
• cream
• kill
• tear down
• cripple
• pull down
• nuke
• remove
• total
• crush
• rub out
• defeat
• do in
• subdue
• break
• injure
• conquer
• wrack
• lick
• blast
• best
• dissolve
• disintegrate
• eradicate
• spoil
• surmount
• deface
• disfigure
• mutilate
• impair
• obliterate
• master
• prevail (over)
• trim
• win (against)
• triumph (over)
• deteriorate
• scour
• rout
• harm
• exterminate
• vitiate
• assassinate
• undo
• thrash
• wear (away)
• liquidate
• mangle
• trounce
• whip
• beat
• extirpate
• slaughter
• dynamite
• sweep (away)
• disassemble
• expunge
• unmake
• despoil
• clobber
• blow up
• scotch
• plunder
• slay
• efface
• sack
• pillage
• execute
• trample
• wipe out
• overbear
• fell
• vandalize
• wash out
• gut
• drub
• loot
• overmatch
• unbuild
• take down
• massacre
• dilapidate
• murder
• havoc
• cut down
• blot out
• stamp (out)
• butcher
• zap
• wallop
• dispatch
• snuff (out)
• kill off
• root (out)
• take out
• trash
• mow (down)
• skunk

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• build
• construct
• erect
• raise
• set up
• create
• repair
• put up
• patch
• fix
• rear
• make
• produce
• mend
• establish
• invent
• form
• assemble
• found
• manufacture
• forge
• protect
• constitute
• preserve
• organize
• shape
• revamp
• save
• recondition
• fabricate
• bring about
• institute
• mold
• rebuild
• restore
• conserve
• frame
• fashion
• reconstruct
• doctor
• renovate
• father
• remodel

2

as in to destroy

to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces

the developer razed the old school building and built a high-rise condominium complex

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demolish
• destroy
• unbuild
• tear down
• pull down
• level
• obliterate
• eradicate
• overturn
• ravage
• decimate
• abolish
• dynamite
• annihilate
• extirpate
• pulverize
• flatten
• ruin
• wipe out
• smash
• unmake
• devastate
• devour
• dissolve
• finish
• blow up
• wreck
• waste
• scourge
• total
• crush
• do in
• crack up
• dash

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• build
• construct
• raise
• erect
• put up
• restore
• rebuild
• renew
• create
• make
• renovate
• form
• manufacture
• shape
• forge
• fabricate
• fashion

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of raze

The new depot opened in 1912 and served for many years, although the handsome tiled building was razed decades ago. — Arkansas Online, 2 July 2026

Two years ago, Delva was forced to flee his neighborhood of Solino after gangs stormed in and razed much of it to the ground. — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026

Foreign aid has been a clear focus; after USAID was razed last year, Vought was made acting administrator and tasked with overseeing the closeout of the agency. — Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 22 June 2026

It was razed, and in its place is Liberty Towers, an affordable senior living building. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026