Synonyms of sowing

sowing

verb

present participle of sow

1

as in spraying

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spraying
• sprinkling
• dotting
• peppering
• strewing
• scattering
• spotting
• dusting
• bestrewing
• drizzling
• studding
• flecking
• dappling
• blanketing
• speckling
• stippling
• spattering
• bespattering

2

as in planting

to put or set into the ground to grow

first sow the seeds in potting soil

Synonyms & Similar Words

• planting
• seeding
• drilling
• putting in
• replanting
• transplanting
• scattering
• broadcasting
• potting
• reseeding
• bedding
• overseeding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• harvesting
• gathering
• reaping

3

as in breeding

to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set

a malicious neighbor who sowed within him nagging suspicions about his wife

Synonyms & Similar Words

• planting
• breeding
• implanting
• rooting
• embedding
• inculcating
• instilling
• lodging
• inseminating
• infixing
• driving
• enrooting
• hammering
• pounding
• investing
• imbedding
• intrenching
• inoculating
• entrenching
• infusing
• imbuing
• steeping
• suffusing
• fixing
• engraining
• ingraining

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sowing

Most of the casualties were Hezbollah operatives, sowing chaos among the top ranks of the group. —Mark Mazzetti, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024

There’s also the pregnant, endlessly vulnerable Players 222 (Jo Yu-ri) and 044 (Chae Gook-hee), who may be a mystical shaman or just an irrational, slithering kook sowing trouble and doubt. —Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024

That is sowing discontent among EU farmers, particularly because their Mercosur counterparts can operate at lower costs. —Sam Meredith, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024

Even if a smoker investigated the facts, the tobacco industry had thoroughly muddied the waters, sowing skepticism over the conclusions reached by the science. —Josh Browning, Big Think, 18 Dec. 2024

Last week, Moscow was also reportedly the scene of the apparent targeted killing of a top engineer of its cruise missiles, deployed with the aim of sowing havoc and death in Ukrainian cities. —Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024

Some Herbs Lavender, mint, oregano, sage, and other cold tolerant herbs are also suitable for sowing in milk jugs. —Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2024

Get a jump start on spring lawn establishment by sowing grass seed in winter, a process called dormant seeding. —Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024

Understanding Dormant Seeding Dormant seeding is a method of sowing cool-season grass seed in winter for germination the following spring. —Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024