Erect

/ɪˈɹɛkt/

Synonyms for "erect" (290 found)

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Closest matches (58)

aggrandize assemble blameless boltbolt uprightboost buildbuoy upcastcast upchristian clean compose compound concoct construct create creditable decent devise

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dignify distinguish downright elaborate elevate elevated ennoble erectile escalate establish estimable ethical evolve exalt exalted extrude fabricate fair

Noun(16 words)

assemble build building builds built canopying cobbconcrete bridge assemblyconstruct constructedconstructed fromconstructing constructs edifice erected erecting

Verb(4 words)

bricked buildbuild a modelbuild factories

Strong matches (87)

fashion forge form formulate found framefudge togetherfull of integrityget upglorify good halting heave heft heighten heist highhigh principledhigh-minded high-principled

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highly respectablehike hoick hoisthold uphonest honor honorable house-proud immaculate independent indite institute inviolate irreproachablejerk upjustknock uplaw abidinglaw-abiding law-loving law-revering levitate liftlift uplifted lob loft lofty magnify makemake upmanly manufacture mature mold moral mould moulder mouldy nobleon stiltsorganizepatch togetherperk upperpendicularpiece togetherpitch plumb praise prefabricate prepare

Adjective(2 words)

fastigiate perky

Noun(13 words)

frames framing marquees marquises monumentmore uprightmounding perpendicular pitches pitching poles postpowerfully built

Related words (145)

prideful principled produce proudproud as luciferproud-blooded proud-looking proud-minded proud-spirited proudful proudhearted pure purse-proudput togetherput upraiseraise aloftraise upraised rampant

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rearrear aloftrear uprearing remove reputable respectable rightright mindedright-minded righteous riserun upself-confident self-esteeming self-reliant self-respecting self-sufficientset upshape sky spotless stainlessstand uprightstand-up standingstanding upsterlingstick upstiff neckedstiff-necked stilted straight straight-up sublimethrow uptrue-dealing true-devoted true-disposing true-souled true-spirited truehearted unblemished uncorrupt uncorrupted undefiled unimpeachable unspotted unstained unsullied untarnished up upbuoy upcast upend upended upflung upheave uphoist uphold uplift uplifted upraise upraised uprear upreared upright uprighteous upstanding upthrow upthrown vertical virtuouswhomp upworthy write yeomanly

Verb(9 words)

put upraise rear reared rightedset upstraighten tented unseated

Noun(27 words)

raise raised scaffoldset upstand tallstandingstanding posturestanding uprightstay uprightsteeples structure structures studsswedish byggatabernacle tent tenting tents uprightupright conduct

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upright cueupright positionupright stanceuprights vertical wall wharves

Adjective(12 words)

rectusscaffolded activitystatant tumid unbowed untipped uprightupright fontupright postureupright typeverticalvertical part

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More general

16 entries

bring upbuildbuilt formconstruct construction elevateget uplift make raise structure uprightnessvertical orientation

More specific

14 entries

erect a monumenterect a statueerect a tenterect edificeerect monumenterect scaffoldingerect structuremonolith monument obeliskstanding posturestatueupright stancevertical posture

Collocations

13 entries

erect a buildingerect a monumenterect a statueerect a tenterect buildingerect columnerect edificeerect frameerect monumenterect postureerect scaffoldingerect statueerect structure

Inflections

3 entries

erected erecting erects

Derivations

4 entries

erection erectly erectness erector

Antonyms

1 entries

unerect

similar

16 entries

erectile fastigiate hard orthostatic passant rampant rearing semi-climbing semi-erect semi-upright stand-up standing statant straight unbent unbowed

Translations

4 translations across 3 languages.

Finnish

1 entries

pystyttää verb (to raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position)

Irish

1 entries

cuir suas verb (to raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position)

Spanish

2 entries

enhestar verb (to raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position)
erguir verb (to raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position)

Sample sentences

32 total sentences available.

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Ned held the flag erect.

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He held the flag erect.

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Nobody intends to erect a wall.

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Mary's nipples became erect.

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