Synonyms of erects

erects

verb

present tense third-person singular of erect

1

as in raises

to fix in an upright position

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raises
• lifts
• rears
• hoists
• upends
• elevates
• supports
• pitches
• sets up
• upholds
• buttresses
• ups
• braces
• puts up
• upraises
• heightens
• uplifts
• shores (up)
• cranes
• heaves
• boosts
• props (up)
• hefts
• hikes
• perks (up)
• picks up
• jacks (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• demolishes
• flattens
• levels
• knocks down
• tears down
• razes

2

as in builds

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

• builds
• constructs
• assembles
• creates
• makes
• establishes
• fabricates
• manufactures
• produces
• pieces
• raises
• designs
• rears
• generates
• invents
• organizes
• makes up
• sets up
• rebuilds
• confects
• forges
• puts together
• concocts
• inaugurates
• constitutes
• initiates
• reconstructs
• puts up
• begins
• founds
• conceives
• originates
• innovates
• imagines
• contrives
• devises
• shapes
• hammers
• molds
• reassembles
• combines
• frames
• fashions
• fathers
• unites
• institutes
• handcrafts
• coins
• prefabricates
• carpenters
• thinks (up)
• cooks (up)
• redevelops
• reedifies
• throws up
• rigs (up)
• retrofits
• jerry-builds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismantles
• destroys
• strikes
• disassembles
• demolishes
• dismembers
• shatters
• flattens
• smashes
• pulverizes
• razes
• levels
• takes down
• ruins
• devastates
• knocks down
• tears down
• explodes
• wrecks
• pulls down
• detaches
• divides
• disengages
• demounts
• blows up
• separates
• disconnects
• ruinates
• disjoins
• disunites

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of erects

King drops elephants through the air, erects wobbly Towers of Babel, lets characters run amok with depictions of her own pencils, and then summons a hand with a knife to clear a clean space on the page. — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Cody erects impenetrable emotional walls around him that deny him from asking for help and creating community. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

The university erects a study tent inside K-Ville with desks and power strips to charge laptops and phones. — David Ubben, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026

This approach still erects a financial barrier for the hundreds of thousands of San Diego County residents who have supported Balboa Park institutions for generations. — Judy Gradwohl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026

The Pitt’s 15-episode season, simple premise, empathetic performances, and weekly release schedule, combined with a focus on ruthlessly realistic competence, erects a new benchmark for what good TV looks like in the streaming era. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025