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

Co-founder Ray Bobbitt, a local face of the project, has floated the idea of razing the former A’s ballpark and replacing it with a smaller stadium, plus a hotel, retail storefronts and nightlife venues, in addition to housing. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 July 2026

In 1642, the fifth Dalai Lama first unified Tibet by yoking the strength of Mongol forces, who razed the monasteries of rival sects, killing thousands. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

Some thought the building should be razed, while others said maybe it could be salvaged — but that safety must be foremost. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026

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