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 two built the models that modern central banks use to stabilize the economy, shifting macro policymakers’ focus from big economic variables like inflation and unemployment to the actual decisions of individuals. — Dario Marino, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026 The organization built a political presence in Texas with lobbying and legislative testimony as the state pushed back on transgender ideology in recent years. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026 In doing so, the emirate has built resilience through diversified desalination, energy demand management, and long-term infrastructure planning. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 Some data centers are now being built at gigawatt scale—roughly the power demand of a small city, says Anuja Ratnayake, emerging technology executive at the Electric Power Research Institute. — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 The district's hydrologist said the level of the ground has risen about 9 feet since the reservoir was built, causing the water to spread out during heavy flows. — John Ramos, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 That project, by developer Cole Partners, would have built 417 residential units, including 177 townhomes and 240 multifamily units. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The country has built two dozen major new vehicle assembly plants over the past four decades. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 Where Billing Actually Breaks Billing complexity comes at specific points where the business gets more complicated than the billing system was built for. — Kashif Saleem, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for built

Adjective

The King Studio had ample room for relaxing during the day—with a couch, coffee table, and corner accent chair—and a welcoming canopy king bed for restful nights.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
While there's no denying the importance of a veggie-heavy diet and a regular exercise regimen, ample research points to the psychological benefits of both meditation and mindfulness.

— Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of ample

Verb

In a statement posted on X, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich stood in front of a bulldozer near the site of the shootout and promised Israel would tear down Palestinian buildings constructed without permits in the area.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
The upper is constructed of a gray mesh with matching suede overlays and translucent TPU side panels.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of constructed

Adjective

Measures Of Success Going deeper than ratings or viewing time is key to identifying classic IP that is ripe for relaunch or reinvention.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
Rioting, looting and chaos provide Marine Le Pen and her National Rally party with issues ripe for a campaign focused on immigration and public disorder.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of ripe

Verb

Texas ran for 212 yards, and it all but put the game away on the ground until Ole Miss assembled an evening-ending combination of plays that led to a Hail Mary attempt to potentially win it.

— Mac Engel October 25, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
After a week of respecting the sanctity of spoilers, our critics have assembled to discuss the movie in detail.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of assembled

Adjective

To the south of the neighborhood sits the sprawl of Chapultepec Park, replete with running trails, modern art museums, and the massive National Museum of Anthropology.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
The quiet moments of the offseason were eventually quelled by the madness of a young locker room, on a team replete with potential.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of replete

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