Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun razing

2 senses of razing

Sense 1
razing, wrecking -- (the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled)
       => destruction, demolition, wipeout -- (an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something)

Sense 2
razing, leveling, tearing down, demolishing -- (complete destruction of a building)
       => destruction, devastation -- (the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb raze

1 sense of raze

Sense 1
level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down -- (tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled")
       => destroy, destruct -- (do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house")