RAZES Synonyms: 170 Similar and Opposite Words

razes

verb

present tense third-person singular of raze

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

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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

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

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