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

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