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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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

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The New York complaint is built to wound, and its details travel beyond the penalty math. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026 The ship is built for open-ocean missions but can also handle expeditionary operations, coastal tasks, and joint missions with other navies. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026 Back-to-back five-inning outings added to old complaints that maybe he’s not built to last beyond 95 pitches. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026

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The Athletic reported in April that some sources close to the squad questioned Skinner’s ability to bring young talent through, stating his preference was to deal with older players already armed with ample senior experience.

— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Because the atmosphere will have ample moisture, heavy downpours are also a concern, with localized flooding possible, especially in urban and developed areas.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026

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Homes can be visually inspected for compliance from the outside, and enclosing the ground level area for living space after the home is constructed and approved for occupancy would draw a reverse work order.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
This is what Prada, in collaboration with 2x4, an environments and branding firm, has constructed around its flagship Fifth Avenue building this spring.

— Lauren Sinclair, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of constructed

Verb

Shuttle missions deployed and serviced satellites, launched the Hubble Space Telescope, assembled much of the International Space Station, and flew 135 missions over three decades.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
That mind is a model, an enormous statistical object assembled by feeding it a quantity of text and images nobody has ever fully itemized.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of assembled

Adjective

Diggs will join a wide receiver room replete with other veterans, including Terry McLaurin, Treylon Burks, Luke McCaffery and Dyami Brown, all who must produce while rookie Antonio Williams develops.

— Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
In fact, the ranks of the Fortune 500 are replete with examples of executives who played sports at elite schools.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 1 Aug. 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

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