Synonyms for sow
soʊsow

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1. sow

   We set or set out slips, cuttings, young trees, etc., tho we may also be said to plant them; we plant corn, potatoes, etc., which we put in definite places, as in hills, with some care; we sow wheat or other small grains and seeds which are scattered in the process. Tho by modern agricultural machinery the smaller grains are almost as precisely planted as corn, the old word for broadcast scattering is retained. Land is seeded or seeded down to grass.

   Synonyms:
   plant, seed, seed down, set, set out

   Antonyms:
   eradicate, extirpate, root up, uproot, weed out

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1. sowverb

   Synonyms:
   scatter, disseminate, plant, strew

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 4 votes

1. sowverb

   an adult female hog

2. sow, seedverb

   place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth

   "She sowed sunflower seeds"

   Synonyms:
   inseminate, sow in, seed

3. sowverb

   introduce into an environment

   "sow suspicion or beliefs"

   Synonyms:
   inseminate, sow in, seed

4. inseminate, sow, sow inverb

   place seeds in or on (the ground)

   "sow the ground with sunflower seeds"

   Synonyms:
   inseminate, fecundate, sow in, seed, fertilise, fertilize

Matched Categories

1. • Agriculture
   • Place
   • Spread

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1. sownoun

   Synonyms:
   hog (female), pig, swine

2. sowverb

   Synonyms:
   scatter, strew, spread

3. sowverb

   Synonyms:
   disseminate, disperse, propagate, spread abroad

4. sowverb

   Synonyms:
   plant, put seed in

5. sowverb

   Synonyms:
   besprinkle, scatter over

6. sowverb

   Synonyms:
   plant, scatter seed, put in seed

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1. sowverb

   Synonyms:
   propagate, disseminate, scatter, plant

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "sow":

   porker, tle, sows, wbs, outrun, pig, dt, wreak, teq, edt

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1. National Intelligence John Ratcliffe:

   This data can be used by foreign actors to attempt to communicate false information to registered voters that they hope will cause confusion, sow chaos and undermine your confidence in American democracy, we have already seen Iran sending spoof emails designed to intimidate voters, incite social unrest and damage President( Donald) President Trump.

2. Kellyanne Conway:

   I think the motivation was to sow discord and create chaos.

3. State Mike Pompeo:

   The DOE said. The Harvard office of public affairs and communications also confirmedto Fox News that it had received anotice of Investigationfrom the The DOE, and said it iscurrently formulating a response. These accusations come just four days after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sounded the alarm about Chinese infiltration into the U.S. education system. The secretarysaid this isnt uncommon for Chinese officials based in the U.S. to actively seek to sow seeds of chaos and gain access to sensitive information -- specificallyon college campuses. Maybe some of you have heard about the time when the Chinese consulate paid the UC San Diego students to protest the Dalai Lama.

4. Omar Jadwat:

   The President can not erase The Constitution with an executive order, and the 14th Amendment's citizenship guarantee is clear, this is a transparent and blatantly unconstitutional attempt to sow division and fan the flames of anti-immigrant hatred in the days ahead of the midterms.

5. Cory Chick:

   Bears will return to a food source over and over, a bear that loses its fear of humans is a dangerous animal. And this sow was teaching its yearlings that humans were a source of food, not something to fear and avoid.