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 Vatican said the consecrations, carried out without the pope’s approval and therefore in conflict with Catholic law, constituted a schismatic act that severed the society’s communion with Rome. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026

Turkey denies that the deaths constituted genocide, saying the toll has been inflated and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest. — Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Then the doctors would bustle out to see their more appealing patients—the cheerily pregnant ones, whose deliveries constituted the bulk of their income and whose babies would be added to the collage of photos decorating their office walls. — Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Turkey denies that the deaths constituted genocide, saying the toll has been inflated and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest. — ABC News, 28 June 2026

In Houston, Homeland Security Investigations agents reviewed Neal’s phone and found hundreds of files that constituted child pornography, according to the complaint. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

Some lawmakers have questioned whether that follow-on strike constituted a war crime. — CBS News, 21 June 2026

In Kansas, more than 500 workers were terminated or took buyouts — a 32% scale-back that constituted the region’s largest USDA staffing reduction. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026

Only one cast member has what could be constituted anything close to a normal speaking part. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 June 2026