Synonyms of erect

erect 1 of 2

adjective

i-ˈrekt 

as in standing

rising straight up

a lone tree remained erect after the terrible tornado had passed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• standing
• vertical
• upright
• perpendicular
• lifted
• plumb
• raised
• upstanding
• upraised
• stand-up
• elevated
• freestanding
• upended
• semierect
• stand-alone

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flat
• recumbent
• prostrate
• supine
• hanging
• diagonal
• sagging
• slanted
• slant
• slanting
• slanty

erect

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to raise

to fix in an upright position

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raise
• rear
• hoist
• lift
• pitch
• set up
• put up
• brace
• elevate
• buttress
• upend
• upraise
• support
• uphold
• up
• crane
• hike
• shore (up)
• prop (up)
• heave
• heighten
• uplift
• boost
• jack (up)
• pick up
• heft
• perk (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• demolish
• flatten
• level
• tear down
• raze
• knock down

2

as in to build

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

• build
• construct
• assemble
• make
• create
• found
• establish
• fabricate
• manufacture
• make up
• produce
• rear
• set up
• design
• piece
• raise
• put together
• confect
• put up
• rebuild
• generate
• forge
• organize
• shape
• carpenter
• devise
• begin
• inaugurate
• initiate
• invent
• concoct
• reconstruct
• prefabricate
• mold
• frame
• institute
• hammer
• originate
• constitute
• conceive
• contrive
• fashion
• innovate
• imagine
• redevelop
• retrofit
• reassemble
• coin
• handcraft
• father
• think (up)
• cook (up)
• throw up
• unite
• reedify
• combine
• rig (up)
• jerry-build

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismantle
• strike
• destroy
• disassemble
• demolish
• take down
• tear down
• dismember
• raze
• flatten
• knock down
• ruin
• smash
• pulverize
• pull down
• shatter
• wreck
• level
• explode
• devastate
• demount
• blow up
• detach
• divide
• separate
• disengage
• ruinate
• disconnect
• disunite
• disjoin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of erect

Adjective

For total protection, erect metal or polypropylene deer fencing around the plant to prevent them from entering. —Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026

Thanks for that last shot of a fully erect Tommy. —William Earl, Variety, 28 Dec. 2025

Verb

Amid the final touches and upgrades being made to the Doral property ahead of Thursday's opening round, a statue was erected on the grounds. —Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026

Pro-Palestinian students have erected an encampment at Occidental College and are demanding that the school’s Board of Trustees divest from any financial ties with Israel, weapons manufacturing and private prisons. —City News Service, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026