Synonyms of planting

planting

verb

present participle of plant

1

as in seeding

to put or set into the ground to grow

I'll plant the marigold seeds in the spring

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• harvesting
• gathering
• reaping

2

as in establishing

to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of

soon the sect had planted churches across the breadth of the colony

Synonyms & Similar Words

• establishing
• initiating
• founding
• creating
• pioneering
• launching
• introducing
• instituting
• beginning
• starting
• inaugurating
• constructing
• organizing
• constituting
• innovating
• developing
• originating
• producing
• inventing
• devising
• manufacturing
• setting up
• authoring
• expanding
• enlarging
• conceiving
• thinking (up)
• cooking (up)
• concocting
• funding
• fathering
• financing
• arranging
• fabricating
• contriving
• subsidizing
• making up
• endowing
• systematizing
• reinstituting
• reinitiating
• relaunching
• putting up
• refounding
• systemizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closing (down)
• shutting (up)
• phasing out
• finishing
• abolishing
• ending
• stopping
• terminating
• halting
• nullifying
• annihilating
• annulling
• winding up
• wrapping up
• rounding (off or out)

3

as in breeding

to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set

a profound respect for Mother Nature that had been planted by long experience with hurricanes

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of planting

Some transportation companies are doing more than planting trees. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Mercer recommends planting lychee in full sun with at least six to eight hours of direct sun each day, as this will allow for the best growth and fruit production. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 2 Aug. 2026

Make the most of your small growing space by intentionally planting it for year-round interest. — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026

The European Union has committed to planting three billion trees by 2030, in an effort to capture and store carbon. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

Usually planting one seed to a small container, or section of a cell pack, produces individual transplants for the garden. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026

Avoid planting deciduous trees and messy shrubs that will drop leaf litter, berries, and twigs into the AC unit. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026

Avoid common radish-growing problems by planting in a sunny area, providing well-draining soil, spacing properly, and irrigating with 1 inch of water per week. — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 31 July 2026

Tasks include trailblazing and uprooting invasive weeds at the adjacent Richardson Grove State Park; river beach cleanups; painting barns, auditoriums, cabins and kitchen walls; building benches and greenhouses; and planting fruit trees. — Savita Patel, Mercury News, 26 July 2026