Synonyms of furrows

furrows 1 of 2

noun

plural of furrow

as in creases

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

• creases
• wrinkles
• crinkles
• corrugations
• plies
• plaits
• loops
• pleats
• tucks
• crimps
• puckers
• layers
• seams
• crow's-feet

furrows

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of furrow

1

as in plows

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

• plows
• rakes
• cultivates
• tills
• breaks
• harrows
• fallows
• hoes
• lists
• rototills

2

as in wrinkles

to develop creases or folds

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrinkles
• creases
• folds
• rumples
• crumples
• crinkles
• doubles
• collapses

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Recent Examples of furrows

Noun

Young olive trees have smooth, gray bark, while the bark develops interesting furrows as the plant ages. —Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2025