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

Its first soundstages were erected in 1932, and the facility has produced some of Japan’s most iconic films. — Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026

Meanwhile, Finland, which joined NATO in 2023 after decades of non-alignment, has erected a 120-mile fence near the Nuijamaa border crossing point. — Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026

Roosevelt erected an edifice of regulation and public assistance where nothing of the kind had existed in American history. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Its Romanesque façade was disguised as a grand Southern plantation—four towering white columns were erected to support a temporary façade with floral garlands, potted trees, and an enormous portrait of Leigh and Gable hung above the entrance. — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026

Designed by architect Henry Schlacks and erected more than a century ago, the Renaissance-style structure includes a front balcony, bell towers, sweeping archways and 20 wooden doors, each 11 feet tall. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

From the materials to the fixtures and visual merchandising, the simulated, life-sized flagship erected in a Milanese convention center for the show has been brought to life. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026

To accommodate local horse owners, Keeneland erected a tent for a makeshift auction. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Portugal hasn’t seen the scale of violence, arson and looting witnessed in some other European countries, although protesters have complained about heavy-handed policing during the removal of tents erected in city squares. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026