SOWN Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

sown

verb

variants or sowed

past participle of sow

as in sprinkled

to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on sow the fields with maize in early spring, and the crop should be ready by late summer

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as in planted

to put or set into the ground to grow first sow the seeds in potting soil

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as in bred

to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set a malicious neighbor who sowed within him nagging suspicions about his wife

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Recent Examples of sown And although the lack of communication between the family and the foundation has sowed its fair share of discord, the situation is a bit thornier than that. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026 In such trivial moments of rebellion, the seeds of resistance are sown. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Some of these spaces were inhabited by horses or llamas, but many were just sown with Kentucky blue grass that was carefully cut every weekend. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 So in part, the seeds to the conflict now were sown in the 2022 ceasefire. — Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026 Authors of the legislation, which faces an uncertain future in the House, said aggressive congressional intervention was necessary because a series of legal rulings had sowed chaos in college sports. — New York Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Every bulb planted, every cover crop sown, every leaf left for a solitary bee to shelter under, and every tree and shrub watered deeply is an investment in next year’s garden. — Pam Rosendal, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2026 The league sowed the seeds of the current boom in the mid-1990s. — Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Not to mention, this grass variety establishes best when it’s planted in the cool weather of early fall, although it can be sown in spring, too. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 18 Aug. 2026

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At the launch party, astrological details were sprinkled throughout the evening.

— Clara Hillis, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
Set the scene The hotel is located in the town of Lenox, home to a balanced blend of family locals with young tourists sprinkled very sparsely throughout.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of sprinkled

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Some Kurdish women describe violations of their bodily autonomy—having something foreign planted into the Kurdish female body through torture, rape, and trauma in the collective memory.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026
The memorial included plaques and a tree planted in Johnson's memory.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of planted

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Meanwhile, the pumpkins stacked outside grocery stores for Halloween, the field pumpkins bred for jack-o’-lantern duty, are a different plant for a different job.

— Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Where the Birds Go After the Wedding A pigeon bred and trained as a release bird typically returns to a specific home loft after being transported to an event.

— Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of bred

Verb

Among those cosmic relics are raw organic building blocks, the kind that may have seeded life on Earth.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026
The strength-of-record-based format could favor 7A and 6A south Georgia teams more than the GHSA’s prior system, which seeded the top four finishers in every region.

— Jack Leo, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of seeded

Verb

The attendees also peppered Talarico with questions about voter ID and the national debt.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Surprising, quirky additions are peppered throughout, such as a small trompe l’oeil ceiling fresco of a conservatory roof, complete with climbing roses and birds.

— Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026

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