Synonyms of erecting

erecting

verb

present participle of erect

1

as in raising

to fix in an upright position

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raising
• rearing
• hoisting
• lifting
• pitching
• elevating
• supporting
• bracing
• upending
• setting up
• buttressing
• upholding
• putting up
• upping
• upraising
• craning
• hiking
• heightening
• hefting
• boosting
• propping (up)
• uplifting
• shoring (up)
• heaving
• jacking (up)
• picking up
• perking (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flattening
• demolishing
• leveling
• tearing down
• razing
• knocking down

2

as in constructing

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

• constructing
• building
• assembling
• making
• creating
• establishing
• fabricating
• designing
• manufacturing
• producing
• piecing
• rearing
• raising
• confecting
• making up
• rebuilding
• putting together
• setting up
• putting up
• fashioning
• generating
• organizing
• concocting
• inventing
• instituting
• forging
• shaping
• reconstructing
• devising
• inaugurating
• framing
• initiating
• molding
• hammering
• constituting
• originating
• carpentering
• prefabricating
• beginning
• imagining
• coining
• founding
• innovating
• contriving
• conceiving
• retrofitting
• reassembling
• handcrafting
• redeveloping
• combining
• thinking (up)
• cooking (up)
• uniting
• fathering
• throwing up
• reedifying
• rigging (up)
• jerry-building

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismantling
• destroying
• striking
• disassembling
• demolishing
• wrecking
• dismembering
• smashing
• razing
• flattening
• tearing down
• taking down
• shattering
• ruining
• pulverizing
• knocking down
• leveling
• devastating
• pulling down
• exploding
• demounting
• dividing
• detaching
• separating
• blowing up
• disengaging
• disconnecting
• ruinating
• disuniting
• disjoining

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of erecting

The greybeards will take on the suicide mission of storming the castle walls, erecting ladders, and invading the city while arrows and rocks rain down on them. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

The killing sparked nationwide unrest, with cartel members erecting highway blockades and setting fire to vehicles and buildings across 20 Mexican states. — CBS News, 31 July 2026

While wide hips were considered a problem area not so long ago, designers are now erecting a sort of fashion monument to them—as a symbol of sensuality, strength, and self-determination. — Kelly Niesen, Glamour, 24 July 2026

Atsushi Matono is responsible for erecting the shingi, a sacred tree placed at the top of one of the floats —the holiest part of the structure, to which a deity is believed to descend. — ABC News, 19 July 2026

New this year will be an enormous 20-foot tipi, as well as a demonstration area revealing the process of erecting tipi’s step-by-step. — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

The film stops several yellow bricks short of erecting a temple to the sacrifices of fame. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Officials, still working on guidance that will allow third parties to host the accounts, are also eyeing ways to increase enrollment, including partnering with brands, erecting billboards, and collaborating with medical facilities. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 6 July 2026

Prevention, however, does not lie in erecting a physical barrier. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026