Synonyms of erect

erect 1 of 2

adjective

i-ˈrekt 

as in standing

rising straight up

a lone tree remained erect after the terrible tornado had passed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• standing
• vertical
• upright
• perpendicular
• lifted
• plumb
• raised
• upstanding
• upraised
• stand-up
• elevated
• freestanding
• upended
• semierect
• stand-alone

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flat
• recumbent
• prostrate
• supine
• hanging
• diagonal
• sagging
• slanted
• slant
• slanting
• slanty

erect

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to raise

to fix in an upright position

the tribes of the Pacific Northwest erected totem poles in front of their dwellings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raise
• rear
• hoist
• lift
• pitch
• set up
• put up
• brace
• elevate
• buttress
• upend
• upraise
• support
• uphold
• up
• crane
• hike
• shore (up)
• prop (up)
• heave
• heighten
• uplift
• boost
• jack (up)
• pick up
• heft
• perk (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• demolish
• flatten
• level
• tear down
• raze
• knock down

2

as in to build

to form by putting together parts or materials

we'd better erect some sort of shelter before these woods are in total darkness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• build
• construct
• assemble
• make
• create
• found
• establish
• fabricate
• manufacture
• make up
• produce
• rear
• set up
• design
• piece
• raise
• put together
• confect
• put up
• rebuild
• generate
• forge
• organize
• shape
• carpenter
• devise
• begin
• inaugurate
• initiate
• invent
• concoct
• reconstruct
• prefabricate
• mold
• frame
• institute
• hammer
• originate
• constitute
• conceive
• contrive
• fashion
• innovate
• imagine
• redevelop
• retrofit
• reassemble
• coin
• handcraft
• father
• think (up)
• cook (up)
• throw up
• unite
• reedify
• combine
• rig (up)
• jerry-build

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismantle
• strike
• destroy
• disassemble
• demolish
• take down
• tear down
• dismember
• raze
• flatten
• knock down
• ruin
• smash
• pulverize
• pull down
• shatter
• wreck
• level
• explode
• devastate
• demount
• blow up
• detach
• divide
• separate
• disengage
• ruinate
• disconnect
• disunite
• disjoin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of erect

Adjective

My posture is erect, gait easy, expression flat, uninterested. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 May 2026

The solitary daisy-like golden yellow flowers emerge from slender, erect stems. — Jamie McIntosh, The Spruce, 5 May 2026

Verb

Numerous streets around the National Mall will be closed over the weekend, and concrete guard barriers and fencing have been erected along the race course to protect fans and property. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Mid-afternoon that following day, Kontras was back in the evergreen working hard to erect his stand. — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026