Synonyms of furrow

furrow 1 of 2

noun

ˈfər-(ˌ)ō 

as in crease

a small fold in a soft and otherwise smooth surface

the furrows in his usually unwrinkled brow suggested that he was very worried

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crease
• wrinkle
• crinkle
• corrugation
• crimp
• plait
• pleat
• pucker
• loop
• tuck
• layer
• seam
• ply
• crow's-foot

furrow

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verb

1

as in to plow

to cut into and turn over the sod of (a piece of land) using a bladed implement

we had to furrow the field before we could plant the wheat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plow
• rake
• cultivate
• till
• break
• hoe
• harrow
• fallow
• rototill
• list

2

as in to wrinkle

to develop creases or folds

his brow furrowed in concentration as he tried to figure out the math problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrinkle
• crease
• fold
• double
• crinkle
• crumple
• rumple
• collapse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of furrow

Noun

The balks and furrows, left undisturbed, had other uses too. —Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026

Whether the furrow of snow in a lane of parked cars is a sneckdown depends on your philosophical opinion of what the street is for. —Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026

Verb

At the bottom of the steps, Junior Sister was dressed just as haphazardly, brow furrowed with concern. —Danielle Parker, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026

Some were nodding, brows furrowed, as if in a foreign-language class; others were trying not to bust up laughing. —Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026