Synonyms of erected

erected

verb

past tense of erect

1

as in raised

to fix in an upright position

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raised
• reared
• hoisted
• lifted
• pitched
• set up
• braced
• elevated
• put up
• supported
• upraised
• buttressed
• upended
• upheld
• propped (up)
• hiked
• heightened
• craned
• uplifted
• heaved
• upped
• boosted
• picked up
• shored (up)
• hefted
• jacked (up)
• perked (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flattened
• demolished
• leveled
• razed
• knocked down
• tore down

2

as in built

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

• built
• constructed
• assembled
• made
• created
• established
• designed
• manufactured
• fabricated
• produced
• reared
• made up
• pieced
• raised
• set up
• put together
• rebuilt
• confected
• put up
• fashioned
• concocted
• generated
• shaped
• inaugurated
• founded
• prefabricated
• invented
• instituted
• organized
• molded
• originated
• framed
• forged
• devised
• began
• initiated
• reconstructed
• constituted
• conceived
• hammered
• carpentered
• coined
• imagined
• handcrafted
• reassembled
• fathered
• contrived
• cooked (up)
• thought (up)
• innovated
• retrofitted
• combined
• united
• redeveloped
• reedified
• threw up
• rigged (up)
• jerry-built

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismantled
• destroyed
• struck
• demolished
• disassembled
• razed
• flattened
• dismembered
• shattered
• wrecked
• knocked down
• ruined
• smashed
• tore down
• pulverized
• leveled
• took down
• exploded
• pulled down
• demounted
• devastated
• divided
• detached
• separated
• blew up
• ruinated
• disengaged
• disconnected
• disjoined
• disunited

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of erected

Spain erected a 1,600-foot sea barrier off Ceuta after tens of thousands of migrants stormed the frontier, a deadly rush that left at least 67 dead. — Sergio Rodrigo Ruíz, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026

With the city hall's toilets out of order, officials erected emergency toilets over sewer manholes outside the building, in temperatures of around 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) and stifling humidity. — USA Today, 30 July 2026

That’s where Doug Aitken’s music-and-video installation Lightscape is now playing on seven movie screens erected on wooden frames. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026

The government has erected large billboards warning against the trade in the parrots. — ABC News, 29 July 2026

The civic center complex that grew into Seattle Center included core structures erected for the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, including the Coliseum, the Seattle Center Monorail and the Space Needle. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 27 July 2026

According to reports, the 2,222-square-foot house sits atop 78 acres of land, erected where the original 18th-century farmhouse once stood. — Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2026

He was met with a very peculiar request from Prince Khalid bin Abdulaziz — the Saudi royal effectively putting on the fight — who wanted the ring from the fight erected in one of his homes after the event. — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 22 July 2026

What was erected on the site of that linguicide could be something of real value. — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026