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

In this guide, pros share all the need-to-know facts about planting bulbs and tips for helping bulbs survive the winter and bloom for years to come. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 23 Aug. 2026

The regional initiative brings awareness to pollinators and gets people involved by planting native flowers, reducing pesticide use and creating year-round habitats, according to the UF/IFAS. — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

And the benefits of planting native will spread beyond the species directly involved. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026

That means keeping some portion of greenspace between the site and residents as opposed to planting new trees during construction. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026

In the city center, options for adding shade by planting trees are limited. — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Ruca turned things around by planting Lyra with a reversal DDT and a Sol Snatcher for the win. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Training begins right after planting and continues annually to maintain a compact habit and promote fruit production. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2026

Newly interested in landscape design, Kim’s mother also cultivated the property’s garden, grooming its old red pine tree and planting the grounds with tulips, chrysanthemums, and daisies. — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026