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

If this is a moment of existential crisis for the DIY festival where a city is erected then burned, that’s of no concern to our guide. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

Most notable is the White House State Ballroom, which is currently being erected where the historic East Wing of the White House used to stand. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

In 1972, to mark Kim’s sixtieth birthday, the nation erected a gleaming sixty-six-foot-tall statue of him on a hill in the capital, Pyongyang. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

Governance was never primarily about the structure erected around a risk. — Amer Al Ahbabi, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

This is a former power station erected in the early 20th century, the city’s first public electricity plant before it was converted in 1997 into a satellite venue of the Capitoline Museums. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

A number of defensive forts were planned across the island, including one to be erected right where the Africans had been buried. — Victoria Davies, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026

It was erected with the help of 104 volunteers and weighed 180,000 pounds. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026

In 2021, Parton asked Tennessee lawmakers to withdraw a bill that would have allowed a statue of her to be erected on the grounds of the state Capitol. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026