Synonyms of razes

razes

verb

present tense third-person singular of raze

1

as in destroys

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

• destroys
• demolishes
• ruins
• devastates
• shatters
• smashes
• wrecks
• overcomes
• damages
• annihilates
• extinguishes
• decimates
• wastes
• pulverizes
• erodes
• vaporizes
• desolates
• ravages
• wracks
• kills
• dismantles
• mars
• cripples
• nukes
• injures
• tears down
• breaks
• does in
• rubs out
• pulls down
• crushes
• subdues
• totals
• removes
• defeats
• blasts
• conquers
• creams
• disintegrates
• disfigures
• licks
• dissolves
• mutilates
• thrashes
• clobbers
• defaces
• impairs
• surmounts
• deteriorates
• trounces
• spoils
• eradicates
• prevails (over)
• routs
• masters
• wallops
• obliterates
• harms
• wins (against)
• dynamites
• mangles
• vandalizes
• whips
• exterminates
• assassinates
• plunders
• scours
• vitiates
• triumphs (over)
• beats
• slaughters
• trims
• despoils
• liquidates
• bests
• slays
• unmakes
• undoes
• disassembles
• overbears
• pillages
• sweeps (away)
• effaces
• blows up
• expunges
• loots
• tramples
• wears (away)
• drubs
• murders
• executes
• trashes
• extirpates
• guts
• washes out
• overmatches
• wipes out
• stamps (out)
• zaps
• takes down
• sacks
• dispatches
• cuts down
• roots (out)
• scotches
• snuffs (out)
• blots out
• massacres
• kills off
• mows (down)
• unbuilds
• fells
• skunks
• butchers
• takes out
• dilapidates
• havocs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• builds
• erects
• raises
• constructs
• repairs
• creates
• sets up
• doctors
• rears
• produces
• fixes
• invents
• makes
• manufactures
• puts up
• assembles
• establishes
• forms
• constitutes
• protects
• shapes
• fathers
• organizes
• mends
• reconditions
• founds
• institutes
• revamps
• preserves
• frames
• saves
• brings about
• fashions
• patches
• restores
• forges
• conserves
• fabricates
• reconstructs
• molds
• rebuilds
• renovates
• remodels

2

as in demolishes

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

• demolishes
• destroys
• tears down
• levels
• pulls down
• unbuilds
• obliterates
• decimates
• annihilates
• eradicates
• pulverizes
• ravages
• flattens
• overturns
• devastates
• dynamites
• abolishes
• smashes
• ruins
• unmakes
• devours
• wrecks
• blows up
• wipes out
• dissolves
• wastes
• finishes
• extirpates
• scourges
• cracks up
• totals
• crushes
• does in
• dashes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• builds
• erects
• raises
• constructs
• restores
• puts up
• renews
• creates
• rebuilds
• manufactures
• makes
• renovates
• forms
• shapes
• fashions
• forges
• fabricates