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

On the exhibition side, Digion Cinema will show off an online cinema platform and AR smart glasses built for film viewing. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 With her own recordings, Parton built a varied country repertoire. — Jewly Hight, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026 Bier later built Gas, an anonymous compliment app with a similar concept that was acquired by Discord for an undisclosed sum in 2023. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 The foundation of cooperation has been built steadily, if slowly, over time. — Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 These Tigers once seemed built to win in Tarik Skubal’s final year of team control. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 The Honda Accord is a well-rounded midsize sedan that's a great choice for drivers who want a roomy and affordable new car that's built to last. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 OpenAI is choosing to act on the possibility of the risk before fully confirming it, which is the framework doing what it was built to do. — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Despite four of the six miles being built underground, the construction in Norco would be entirely overhead, much to residents' dismay. — Joy Benedict, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for built

Adjective

Guidance includes carrying ample water and supplies, checking road and weather conditions in advance and taking an alternative means of communication, such as a satellite communicator or emergency beacon.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley have ample firepower, both lines are good, and the defense is top-tier.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of ample

Verb

Azalea Group The Palmares’ Golf Course Palmares, which Frank Pennick originally designed, was constructed in 1974 as a conventional 18-hole members' golf club until having a major makeover in 2011.

— Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Since that initial commitment, ATALCO has expanded its alumina production capabilities and constructed a pilot facility for primary gallium production at the Louisiana refinery.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of constructed

Verb

Engineers have assembled a prototype air-cooling rig to test the passive safety systems.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
High prices, closed factories Anderson said from January to July this year, there were about 689,000 vehicles assembled in Canada.

— Jamie L. LaReau, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of assembled

Adjective

Now, the same parking presentation is far more pedestrian, replete with lackluster daily drivers—save for one.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026
Our beloved trio of true crime-solving podcasters must now navigate their way through the home of the cozy murder mystery, replete with a whole new collection of suspicious and particularly English-eccentric characters.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of replete

Verb

In the lawsuit, investors alleged they were led to believe that a groundbreaking Wondermind app would be made, advertising deals would be struck, and celebrity cover stories were already underway.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
Clinker is a dark gray, pebble-sized material made by heating limestone and clay in a kiln to about 2,642 degrees Fahrenheit (1,450 degrees Celsius).

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 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