erect

[ih-rekt] / ɪˈrɛkt /

ADJECTIVE

straight up

Synonyms

STRONG

cocked elevated firm perpendicular raised standing upright vertical

WEAK

arrect erectile rigid stiff upstanding

Antonyms

STRONG

lowered prone

WEAK

prostrate

VERB

build; establish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assemble construct create found hoist initiate mount organize put up raise set up stand

STRONG

compose effect elevate fabricate fashion forge form frame heighten institute join lift make manufacture pitch plant prefabricate produce rear shape upraise

WEAK

bring about cobble up fit together fudge together knock together make up put together run up stand up throw together throw up uprear

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conclude decrease demolish destroy drop end fall finish ignore lower neglect raze ruin

STRONG

break demote depress distress fail halt prevent stop upset

WEAK

topple

Example Sentences

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In 2025 Anduril announced it would spend $1 billion to erect its first “Arsenal” manufacturing plant in Columbus, Ohio.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

The work to erect the two tallest towers in Beverly Hills started Friday with an overnight continuous pour of 3,800 cubic yards of concrete, the equivalent of 41,000 wheelbarrows-full.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

His great grandson has joined a campaign to erect a stature in Laidlaw's honour in his hometown and to create a lasting piping legacy in his name.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

The composition of “Quiet Procession,” with bent, prone and erect figures, each subdivided into simmering blocks of color, is simply sublime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

As business grows, we push the shelves closer together, erect special displays at the ends of the aisles, crowd the lotions.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

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