CONSTITUTED Synonyms: 156 Similar and Opposite Words

constituted

verb

past tense of constitute

as in comprised

to be all the substance of nine players constitute a baseball team

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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

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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

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as in enacted

to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action charged with enforcing such regulations as are constituted by the government

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Recent Examples of constituted One of the weirder aspects of the telecom industry, as it’s constituted in the United States right now, is that cell carriers own some of their towers and operate some of their towers. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026 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

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These included Villa Viesca, the former summer home of Salvatore and Wanda Ferragamo, and Dimora Ghirlandaio, a resort in Tuscany, both of which comprised the villas where the American envoy stays during the summit.

— Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
Data on the individual market — which is comprised mostly of ACA plans — suggests enrollment fell 16 percent as of March and 18 percent as of June, KFF found.

— Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2026

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Brandon McElroy, who founded the nonprofit Green Air Solutions to lead the fight against J7, said in an interview that the denial was a decisive win.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
That announcement came after Wedgewood was asked to comment on the findings of an investigation into its work by FiftyPlusOne, a website founded by former staff of the data-journalism site FiveThirtyEight.

— Scott Clement, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of founded

Verb

Then last month, Kwan appointed former Rwandan Minister of State for Infrastructure Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye as RFO’s principal of emerging markets and business development to drive investment flows between Asia and Africa.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
He was appointed by Commissioner Richard Lara to serve on the city’s charter review committee and recently resigned from the city’s planning and zoning board to run for office.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

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But Marxists who dreamed of a workers’ republic could not compete with the reformers in Congress who enacted such measures as a progressive income tax, antitrust legislation, and a ban on child labor.

— Michael Kazin, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
Cuba has enacted a raft of economic reforms aimed at opening up the private sector, but Cuba's leaders have said not to expect political reform.

— Matt Gutman, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

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Soundtracks often work in a similar way—music that’s been composed with the idea of accompaniment, melodies that are meant to join with a story already can work perfectly when one is in the midst of creating a character or scene.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Alaska’s core constituency is composed of Natives, fishermen, rural legislators, and unions, with some chamber-of-commerce types mixed in.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of composed

Verb

Neither party appears to have established much credibility with independent voters on the issue.

— Will Johnson, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
The agency was established in 2021 to make sure electrical utilities work to reduce the risk of wildfires caused by their equipment.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of established

Verb

Over the course of her long career, Curtis, 67, has developed a lengthy résumé in film and television, winning numerous accolades along the way, including an Oscar and an Emmy (she’s been nominated for a Grammy too — there’s still time for an EGOT).

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Even = Paweł Pawlikowski, Fatherland Having been previously nominated for Cold War, Pawlikowski comes into the season sporting a Best Director prize from Cannes for his spartan postwar travelogue.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of nominated

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The City Council voted it down, and the mayor's opponents passed an alternate budget plan over his objections.

— Chris Tye, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
The property later passed through several notable hands, including Creative Artists Agency (CAA) co-chairman Kevin Huvane and filmmaker Roberto Sneider, before Channing Tatum picked it up for $6 million in 2015, according to Variety.

— Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026

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