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 So many of those parcels had been seized, stolen, or abandoned, or else were ticking away into the high season, cash millions worth of cannabis sown and soon to be reaped. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026 Cepeda, too, sowed doubt about the results, saying that votes were miscounted and that there were discrepancies. — Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC news, 1 June 2026 In the reception area, amid meandering pools and rock walls sowed with cascading ferns, staff members taught guests how to weave coconut fronds into sun hats and fans. — Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026 Seeds can be sown directly in the ground, but gardeners have the most success if they are started in small containers, each with an individual seedling. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026 But that doesn’t mean the bonds and awakenings that have been sown won’t grow in their own ways, whether in terms of enduring perceptions or travels to or from here to other nations or inspiring future leaders. — Vahe Gregorian july 4, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026 Anyone who’s sat that long in the dark—through Ben-Hur, Jaws 3-D, and The Legend of Bagger Vance—has sown and harvested many seasons of doubt. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026 But Cepeda and Petro on Sunday night sowed doubt in the result and claimed — so far without evidence — that hundreds of thousands of votes were manipulated and that foreign actors interfered with the result. — Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026 Rebeles, who lives in Laredo, Texas, said she’s seen the terror sown by immigration enforcement in her hometown and, as a former educator, saw her students and their parents struggle with the fear of separation and deportation. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026

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Plant food is then sprinkled onto the root ball and the surrounding soil.

— Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 2 July 2026
Sculptures and paintings by local artists are sprinkled throughout the 18 rooms, which are swathed in pastel shades like apricot and mint, reminiscent of the artwork and architecture in Emirdag’s other home in the South of France.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 July 2026

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Tillman planted the free kick in the back net, taking advantage of an open side of the net left by keeper Nikola Vasilj.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
This winning series captures a row of poplar trees planted along the banks of the River Po in Italy, which are natural guardians against flooding, now standing immersed in perfectly still water beneath soft, diffused light.

— Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of planted

Verb

There are both yellow and red tomato varieties bred for heat tolerance, with smaller cherry and plum varieties generally handling high temperatures better than larger varieties.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 28 June 2026
The rash was much milder in mice bred with defective itch-sensing nerve cells.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026

Definition of bred

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Norway, for instance, has been a global leader in the transition away from fossil fuels and toward green energy despite the fact that its fund is seeded by oil revenues.

— Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
As one option, sources told Semafor that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has favored creating a sovereign wealth fund seeded by leading AI firms.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026

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