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

In South Korea, Chipotle and its local partner built a supply chain designed to meet the company’s global food quality standards. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 Rutgers has spent more, built more depth and remade its defense. — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 That score folds AlphaGenome’s predictions about the effect of mutations on gene regulation together with predictions from AlphaMissense— an earlier model that DeepMind built that looks specifically at protein-altering mutations. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 Many fear the changes will unravel a fragile system built over generations to help disabled and older Americans live outside of institutions. — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026 Plus, gamers can step up to the plate thanks to AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and Nvidia G-Sync built right into the interface. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026 Sand berms built ahead of the storm were completely washed away. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, all 15,000 units planned for those earning between 60% and 80% of area median income were built. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026 It’s still built with comfort in mind, thanks to the flowy material and stretchy elastic waistbands of the pants and top, but has a simple cut that can be dressed up or down easily. — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for built

Adjective

The new coaching staff needs time to evaluate, and Jarry, Andersen and Levi need to be given ample opportunity to play their way into (or out of) the starting job in goal.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
But as breathing slows in parts of Iran’s economy, ample oxygen will remain for the country’s elite.

— Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of ample

Verb

Counterbalancing him is a young actor cast to play one of the show’s decoys (an excellent Skylar Gisondo), whose guilelessness only magnifies the film’s sense of Hansen as a man constructed entirely out of TV-friendly sheen.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
Related Stories Romance, in terms of genre, is a first for the idiosyncratic director who has often constructed his films around his own persona, appearing as the central character.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of constructed

Adjective

But in the brave heart of this fictional protagonist, there lurks a righteous threshing machine, ripe for a Great Rebellion in writer-director Paul Greengrass’ latest feature.

— Michael Phillips, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
However, the 700-acre grounds are ripe for quite a bit of further development.

— Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of ripe

Verb

The latest contract builds on work that began in 2023, when GE Aerospace received initial funding for concept development and assembled the team that would work on the platform.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Heading into the 2026 season, Glenn seems more genuine, lighthearted and comfortable — a shift that may reflect his growing confidence in the roster the Jets assembled this offseason.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of assembled

Adjective

The latest is the new Cabana Bungalow, which comes replete with three bedrooms, a large private terrace, and a semi-private pool.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
The season’s runaway favorite, however, was The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Phaedra Parks, whose cutthroat Traitor strategy — replete with sparkly eye shadow and sharp one-liners — got her almost all the way to the finish line.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of replete

Verb

But with backup quarterback Drew Lock in the game, Seattle made only a half-hearted attempt at moving the ball downfield, and instead the second quarter ended with a whimper.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
The text is written on parchment made from sheep, fleeced, their hides soaked in lime, stretched and dried.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 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