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razing

The word “razing” has 2 syllables: raz-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈreɪ.zɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for razing?

In the thesaurus, “razing” has 119 synonyms and 44 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for razing along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for razing

  • abolishing
  • annihilating
  • assassinating
  • beating
  • besting
  • blasting
  • blotting out
  • blowing up
  • breaking
  • butchering
  • clobbering
  • conquering
  • cracking up
  • creaming
  • crippling
  • crushing
  • cutting down
  • damaging
  • dashing
  • decimating
  • defacing
  • defeating
  • demolishing
  • desolating
  • despoiling
  • destroying
  • deteriorating
  • devastating
  • devouring
  • dilapidating
  • disassembling
  • disfiguring
  • disintegrating
  • dismantling
  • dispatching
  • dissolving
  • doing in
  • drubbing
  • dynamiting
  • effacing
  • eradicating
  • eroding
  • executing
  • expunging
  • exterminating
  • extinguishing
  • extirpating
  • felling
  • finishing
  • flattening
  • gutting
  • harming
  • havocking
  • impairing
  • injuring
  • killing
  • killing off
  • leveling
  • levelling
  • licking
  • liquidating
  • looting
  • mangling
  • marring
  • massacring
  • mastering
  • murdering
  • mutilating
  • nuking
  • obliterating
  • overbearing
  • overcoming
  • overmatching
  • overturning
  • pillaging
  • plundering
  • pulling down
  • pulverizing
  • ravaging
  • removing
  • routing
  • rubbing out
  • ruining
  • sacking
  • scotching
  • scourging
  • scouring
  • shattering
  • skunking
  • slaughtering
  • slaying
  • smashing
  • spoiling
  • subduing
  • surmounting
  • taking down
  • taking out
  • tearing down
  • thrashing
  • totaling
  • totalling
  • trampling
  • trashing
  • trimming
  • trouncing
  • unbuilding
  • undoing
  • unmaking
  • vandalizing
  • vaporizing
  • vitiating
  • walloping
  • washing out
  • wasting
  • whipping
  • wiping out
  • wracking
  • wrecking
  • zapping

Antonyms for razing

  • assembling
  • bringing about
  • building
  • conserving
  • constituting
  • constructing
  • creating
  • doctoring
  • erecting
  • establishing
  • fabricating
  • fashioning
  • fathering
  • fixing
  • forging
  • forming
  • founding
  • framing
  • instituting
  • inventing
  • making
  • manufacturing
  • mending
  • molding
  • organizing
  • patching
  • preserving
  • producing
  • protecting
  • putting up
  • raising
  • rearing
  • rebuilding
  • reconditioning
  • reconstructing
  • remodeling
  • renewing
  • renovating
  • repairing
  • restoring
  • revamping
  • saving
  • setting up
  • shaping

Meanings of razing

  • verb
    1. To demolish; to level to the ground.
    2. To scrape as if with a razor.

Example Sentences

  • The crew began razing the condemned warehouse this morning.
  • The invading forces are razing entire villages.
  • They are razing the park to build a highway.
  • Razing the structure was necessary for safety reasons.
  • Protesters opposed the razing of historic landmarks.

On this page you'll find 163 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to razing, such as: abolishing, annihilating, assassinating, assembling, beating, besting, blasting.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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