Synonyms of constituted

constituted

verb

past tense of constitute

1

as in comprised

to be all the substance of

nine players constitute a baseball team

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comprised
• composed
• formed
• made up
• embodied
• supplemented
• incorporated
• integrated
• complemented
• personified
• completed
• incarnated
• epitomized
• filled (out)
• substantiated
• materialized
• fleshed (out)

2

as in founded

to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of

a fund was constituted to help needy students attend the prep school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• founded
• established
• initiated
• pioneered
• created
• introduced
• instituted
• launched
• began
• inaugurated
• planted
• constructed
• started
• originated
• organized
• invented
• produced
• developed
• innovated
• devised
• set up
• manufactured
• authored
• conceived
• funded
• financed
• concocted
• cooked (up)
• fabricated
• fathered
• arranged
• endowed
• expanded
• thought (up)
• made up
• enlarged
• contrived
• subsidized
• systematized
• reinstituted
• systemized
• reinitiated
• refounded
• put up
• relaunched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closed (down)
• shut (up)
• abolished
• ended
• finished
• stopped
• terminated
• halted
• phased out
• annulled
• nullified
• annihilated
• rounded (off or out)
• wrapped up
• wound up

3

as in appointed

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty

the legally constituted authorities with jurisdiction in this matter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appointed
• nominated
• assigned
• named
• designated
• commissioned
• placed
• attached
• delegated
• authorized
• inducted
• created
• elected
• detailed
• instituted
• selected
• chose
• ordained
• inaugurated
• installed
• consecrated
• crowned
• made
• destined
• anointed
• deputed
• deputized
• invested
• drafted
• instated
• voted (in)
• enthroned
• throned
• singled (out)
• handpicked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissed
• discharged
• expelled
• fired
• removed
• ejected
• deposed
• overthrew
• displaced
• ousted
• dethroned
• evicted
• unseated
• threw out
• blackballed
• uncrowned
• unmade

4

as in enacted

to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action

charged with enforcing such regulations as are constituted by the government

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enacted
• passed
• approved
• made
• ordained
• dictated
• legislated
• laid down
• effected
• authorized
• permitted
• ratified
• decreed
• sanctioned
• proclaimed
• brought about
• administered
• reenacted
• executed
• confirmed
• allowed
• repassed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repealed
• revoked
• rescinded
• abolished
• killed
• canceled
• reversed
• annulled
• abrogated
• invalidated
• nullified
• overturned
• voided

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of constituted

The words cut sharply into the jumble of to-do lists, fantasies, snippets of possible writing, worry, and leftover traces of postpartum depression that constituted my mind in the early months of 1993. — Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

America was cultural dynamism that constituted soft power, from Hollywood and hip-hop to the once finest university system in the world. — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

This constituted an 85% year-over-year increase in economic impact compared to the 2025 show. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, in England and the United States and across continental Europe, statutes that punished idleness sharpened into vagrancy laws that gave police discretionary power to identify when a form of nonaction constituted criminal disorder. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

His attorneys have instead argued the prosecution failed to prove the money constituted a bribe, saying White never intended to use his office to deliver contracts sought by Kamara. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026

Thompson asserted that the monitoring constituted unreasonable search and seizure, but a federal appeals court denied his claim last year. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Colonial armies fought in every theater and constituted some of the forces deployed during the war. — Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

The statements made about Skains in that letter were false and constituted defamation for which she should be compensated, the jury decided Friday. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026