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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How to use sow in a sentence?

1. Ayanna Pressley:

   I was hoping the President would not even tweet yesterday about John Lewis. At this point we don't need anybody's sympathies or tweets. What we need is action, if you really want to honor the life of John Lewis, you don't do things like gut the fair housing laws. You don't sow the seeds of division. And you don't delay bringing the Voting Rights Advancement Act named after John Lewis to the floor. And that should be brought to the floor immediately.

2. David Griffiths:

   This spate of savage killings must end here, there is little doubt that these especially brutal killings are designed to sow fear and to have a chilling effect on free speech. This is unacceptable.

3. Nobel Peace Prize:

   Steps that generate suspicion, sow doubts, or create resentment between communities who have just begun to build a fragile foundation of trust could undermine reconciliation.

4. Mickey Mehta:

   In business you need to take decisions but in love you simply need to know, to flow, to sow and to grow. Reach the depths, touch the skies, stop thinking and MickeyMize.

5. James Allen:

   The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.