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

In the tents erected in Munich for Oktoberfest, the atmosphere can be intoxicating enough without the alcohol. — Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

The blades were smaller then, the towers shorter, the whole apparatus closer to a windmill than the hulking machines erected today—the tallest of which exceed 300 meters, with rotor blades longer than a football field. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

The court's decision comes just weeks after the administration erected the first border wall panels in the Big Bend sector in mid-September. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Hanging from a gantry erected in the interior courtyard of the palazzo, tire fragments are threaded together and reassembled into hulking blasting mats. — Tina M. Campt, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Back in August, the singer’s team erected a pop-up merch shop on the same quiet downtown block that houses Slotnick’s cookbook store, which has been in business for 30 years. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026

Its magnificent buildings, erected over the centuries, reveal the splendors of British architectural history. — Ashley Baker, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026

School officials erected metal fencing around the LSU team bus entrance at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium and announced that anyone wearing LSU gear in the Ole Miss student section would be removed from the game. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

In remembrance of the tragedy the church will be hosting a live broadcast of the ceremony from the construction site where the new meeting house is being erected, according to the Facebook post. — Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2026