Synonyms of plants

plants 1 of 2

noun

plural of plant

as in factories

a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods

a furniture plant that employs hundreds of people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• factories
• mills
• works
• shops
• workshops
• manufactories
• workplaces
• studios
• yards
• sweatshops
• workrooms
• ateliers

plants

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of plant

1

as in seeds

to put or set into the ground to grow

I'll plant the marigold seeds in the spring

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seeds
• drills
• transplants
• beds
• puts in
• sows
• scatters
• pots
• replants
• broadcasts
• reseeds
• overseeds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gathers
• reaps
• harvests

2

as in founds

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

• founds
• establishes
• institutes
• initiates
• creates
• pioneers
• launches
• introduces
• constructs
• begins
• authors
• constitutes
• starts
• inaugurates
• manufactures
• originates
• sets up
• fathers
• innovates
• organizes
• produces
• develops
• funds
• devises
• cooks (up)
• invents
• thinks (up)
• finances
• conceives
• concocts
• expands
• subsidizes
• fabricates
• contrives
• systemizes
• makes up
• enlarges
• endows
• systematizes
• arranges
• refounds
• reinstitutes
• reinitiates
• puts up
• relaunches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closes (down)
• shuts (up)
• stops
• ends
• finishes
• abolishes
• nullifies
• annihilates
• phases out
• annuls
• halts
• winds up
• terminates
• rounds (off or out)
• wraps up

3

as in breeds

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

• breeds
• roots
• implants
• lodges
• sows
• embeds
• inculcates
• inseminates
• instills
• enroots
• infixes
• drives
• pounds
• hammers
• invests
• inoculates
• infuses
• suffuses
• imbues
• entrenches
• steeps
• fixes
• ingrains

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plants

Noun

Computing inside plants These circuits remain dramatically slower than electronic computers. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

Then there’s the Winter Garden, which looks like a greenhouse with a glass ceiling and loads of plants. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026

The targets weren't oil refineries, maritime hubs or arms plants hit by other Ukrainian strikes, but warehouses that bring the convenience of online shopping across the breadth of Russia. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Washington has been developing new wildfire safety regulations for several years, including building codes for homes constructed in risky areas and rules for managing plants and vegetation. — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026

The previous year, Paris replaced part of its heat-radiating stone esplanade with a dense urban forest, including more than fifty large trees and twenty thousand shrubs and plants. — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Bring at least 10 healthy, pest- and disease-free plants and exchange them with others. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026

Data centers use enormous amounts of energy, and Quincy has some of the lowest power rates in the country generated by two public hydroelectrical plants on the Columbia River, the largest river in the Pacific Northwest. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

But the truth is that bromeliads are attractive plants and very resilient. — Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026

Verb

Repot plants every two to three years into fresh soil to minimize problems with salt buildup. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026

Cross plants himself downhill in a spot on the ski slope with his camera. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026

The soft ending plants the suggestion that David’s entanglement with Sara might not be definitively over. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026

Colorful edimentals, plants both edible and beautiful, add zing to your edible or ornamental plantings. — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2026

The Odyssey without gods is a bold twist on the source material, but Nolan plants the seeds throughout his adaptation. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 July 2026

The parent plants from which the cuttings were taken should rapidly heal wounds, and make lots of new grow to reform often more compact plants. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026

Captured in a Boomerang-style clip during golden hour, Patrick plants a kiss on Brittany’s cheek. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026

The story follows one family who plants bulbs, seeds and seedlings to create a rainbow of blooming flowers. — Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 1 July 2026