What does "razing" mean?

complete destruction of a building

What is a synonym for "razing"?

Common synonyms include: demolishing, demolition, destruction, destruction, leveling, pillage.

Razing

verb

verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
complete destruction of a building wordnet
2
the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled wordnet

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of raze form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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demolishing demolition destruction destruction leveling pillage

Example

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"Greek firefighters on Wednesday grappled with fires razing swathes of forest land on the outskirts of Athens, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate and killing animals from tortoises to horses."

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