BUILT Synonyms: 189 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of built

as in stacked

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verb

past tense of build

as in constructed

to form by putting together parts or materials he spent hours building a model airplane from a kit

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Recent Examples of built

Adjective

Enter into the open great room, which has a gas fireplace, dining area, and handsome built-ins. — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2019 The department was built 30 years ago and has not been substantially expanded even as emergency medicine has become more sophisticated. — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, 29 Oct. 2019 But Iran, which not only built way stations along the route but has spent millions over the last five years renovating Shiite shrines in the Iraqi cities of Karbala and Najaf, also took credit. — New York Times, 22 Oct. 2019

Verb

The third suspect acknowledged receiving the paintings at his home and hiding them behind a wall built beneath a staircase after the theft. — Sylvie Corbet, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026 The former is an actor, wellness entrepreneur and influencer while Church is a veteran of the beverage business who previously built Suja Organic. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026 Larry David has built one of the greatest careers in comedy out of his own hyperfixations, particular neuroses, and the surreal situations these often lead him into. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026 Drawing from his own experience living with cerebral palsy, Mitte brought authenticity to the role and built a platform on disability awareness and inclusion. — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026 Their reuse also creates opportunities to reduce demand for conventional construction inputs, extending the useful life of materials originally built to produce clean electricity. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026 What changed second, more slowly, was trust, which had to be built one decision at a time. — Ken Paskins, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Fanatics Sportsbook is built with a mobile-first design, so the app is one of the smoothest on the market. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Over the years, competition has built from new entrants to the luxury hotel market in Como, but its hold on guests might have something to do with the Buchers’ attention to service. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for built

Adjective

For the film, Cowan dug into the idea of the modern debutante dress, looking to the annual Le Bal des Débutantes in Paris for inspiration, while working in ample femininity and polish.

— Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Observers say that even with ample power, Beijing’s vision has its limits.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of ample

Verb

Consider a few clues in today’s crossword, constructed by Adam Shapiro.

— New York Times, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Sheerazie, lead gardener at Pasadena’s Arlington Garden, has studied permaculture and designed and constructed a number of swales at the garden and elsewhere.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of constructed

Adjective

There was a wide stone wall on which someone had placed a row of ripe quinces from a nearby tree.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Le is particularly fond of the store’s Thai green bananas, which remain bright green even when fully ripe and develop an intensely sweet flavor.

— Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of ripe

Verb

Seth Wickersham, a top sports journalist with ESPN in Bristol for over 25 years, has assembled his best work into a nearly 500-page paperback collection.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
The industrialist Vincent Bolloré has assembled a vast media empire that includes CNews, a Fox News-style channel that has become an important platform for the nationalist right.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of assembled

Adjective

Numerous international versions of the survival competition format can be filmed at the hub, which is based in the wilderness of Lake Kenyir replete with jaguars and pythons.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
This gargantuan show is replete with Pollock's greatest hits, the giant, frozen dances of paint splashed on canvas that have become iconic.

— Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of replete

Verb

Since its founding, Storyteller has made flexible vans with outdoor accoutrements front of mind, building out versatile multi-use spaces for strapping in large cargo during the ride before rearranging into a bedroom/workshop once there.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
After stepping into a bigger role with most of the Heat’s rotation regulars out and impressing in Saturday night’s preseason loss to the Timberwolves, Conwell again made some positive plays on Wednesday.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of made

Adjective

Wahlberg plays a holy fool in Boogie Nights, our naïve but well-endowed guide through the heyday of theatrical pornography and its decline into something cheaper and tawdrier courtesy of the triumph of VHS.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Colleges that are less well-endowed might have fewer proxies that strain their financial aid budget, but still should use individualized proxies to meet their institutional needs.

— Scott White, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024