Synonyms of seed

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noun

1

as in root

the source from which something grows or develops

ancient Greece provided the seed for much of Western civilization's political and philosophical thought

Synonyms & Similar Words

• root
• origin
• germ
• beginning
• start
• genesis
• seedbed
• spring
• fountain
• fountainhead
• origination
• font
• birth
• inception
• launch
• commencement
• creation
• well
• outset
• threshold
• dawn
• onset
• wellspring
• morning
• wellhead
• inauguration
• incipiency

2

as in offspring

the descendants of a person, animal, or plant

the famous stallion's seed can be found on racetracks all over the world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offspring
• fruit
• progeny
• child
• family
• posterity
• spawn
• issue
• get
• hatch
• brood
• young
• litter
• lineage
• stock
• kin
• scion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• parent
• progenitor
• father
• grandfather
• ancestor
• antecedent
• forefather
• forebear
• primogenitor
• forbear
• forebearer

seed

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verb

as in to plant

to put or set into the ground to grow

seeded grass in the backyard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plant
• put in
• sow
• drill
• replant
• bed
• pot
• transplant
• scatter
• broadcast
• reseed
• overseed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gather
• harvest
• reap

Phrases Containing seed

• go to seed
• gone to seed
• run to seed