BUILT Synonyms: 189 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of built

as in stacked

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verb

past tense of build

as in constructed

to form by putting together parts or materials he spent hours building a model airplane from a kit

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Recent Examples of built

Adjective

Enter into the open great room, which has a gas fireplace, dining area, and handsome built-ins. — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2019 The department was built 30 years ago and has not been substantially expanded even as emergency medicine has become more sophisticated. — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, 29 Oct. 2019 But Iran, which not only built way stations along the route but has spent millions over the last five years renovating Shiite shrines in the Iraqi cities of Karbala and Najaf, also took credit. — New York Times, 22 Oct. 2019

Verb

The two built the models that modern central banks use to stabilize the economy, shifting macro policymakers’ focus from big economic variables like inflation and unemployment to the actual decisions of individuals. — Dario Marino, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026 The organization built a political presence in Texas with lobbying and legislative testimony as the state pushed back on transgender ideology in recent years. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026 In doing so, the emirate has built resilience through diversified desalination, energy demand management, and long-term infrastructure planning. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 Some data centers are now being built at gigawatt scale—roughly the power demand of a small city, says Anuja Ratnayake, emerging technology executive at the Electric Power Research Institute. — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 The district's hydrologist said the level of the ground has risen about 9 feet since the reservoir was built, causing the water to spread out during heavy flows. — John Ramos, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 That project, by developer Cole Partners, would have built 417 residential units, including 177 townhomes and 240 multifamily units. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The country has built two dozen major new vehicle assembly plants over the past four decades. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 Where Billing Actually Breaks Billing complexity comes at specific points where the business gets more complicated than the billing system was built for. — Kashif Saleem, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for built

Adjective

The King Studio had ample room for relaxing during the day—with a couch, coffee table, and corner accent chair—and a welcoming canopy king bed for restful nights.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
While there's no denying the importance of a veggie-heavy diet and a regular exercise regimen, ample research points to the psychological benefits of both meditation and mindfulness.

— Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of ample

Verb

Consider a few clues in today’s crossword, constructed by Adam Shapiro.

— New York Times, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Sheerazie, lead gardener at Pasadena’s Arlington Garden, has studied permaculture and designed and constructed a number of swales at the garden and elsewhere.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of constructed

Adjective

This season, bold knits and unexpected color pairings are ripe for the picking, courtesy of Tory Burch.

— Ciarra Lorren Zatorski, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026
Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility was already ably adapted by Ang Lee and Emma Thompson, but Jane Austen’s work is ripe to return to over and over again.

— Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of ripe

Verb

Seth Wickersham, a top sports journalist with ESPN in Bristol for over 25 years, has assembled his best work into a nearly 500-page paperback collection.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
The industrialist Vincent Bolloré has assembled a vast media empire that includes CNews, a Fox News-style channel that has become an important platform for the nationalist right.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of assembled

Adjective

Numerous international versions of the survival competition format can be filmed at the hub, which is based in the wilderness of Lake Kenyir replete with jaguars and pythons.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
This gargantuan show is replete with Pollock's greatest hits, the giant, frozen dances of paint splashed on canvas that have become iconic.

— Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of replete

Verb

Since its founding, Storyteller has made flexible vans with outdoor accoutrements front of mind, building out versatile multi-use spaces for strapping in large cargo during the ride before rearranging into a bedroom/workshop once there.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
After stepping into a bigger role with most of the Heat’s rotation regulars out and impressing in Saturday night’s preseason loss to the Timberwolves, Conwell again made some positive plays on Wednesday.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of made

Adjective

Wahlberg plays a holy fool in Boogie Nights, our naïve but well-endowed guide through the heyday of theatrical pornography and its decline into something cheaper and tawdrier courtesy of the triumph of VHS.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Colleges that are less well-endowed might have fewer proxies that strain their financial aid budget, but still should use individualized proxies to meet their institutional needs.

— Scott White, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024