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

The female scale insects overwinter on the plants and begin laying eggs in late April and May. — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Unlike traditional growth factors derived from human or bacterial sources, BIOEFFECT’s growth factors are bioengineered in barley plants – a revolutionary method developed by Icelandic scientists. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

The Los Angeles County Fire Department Forestry Division also has been offering free oaks, in addition to other native plants, at its two nurseries in San Dimas and Malibu for years. — Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Cold damaged our plumeria plants in February, but some are growing back. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

On Wednesday, Fazio also called for legislation that would allow nuclear and hydropower plants to be eligible to sell credits as part of the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard program, which incentivizes the production of renewable energy. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

If organic remains are well-preserved, archaeologists could learn more about the nuns' diets and the plants grown in the convent gardens. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Picture frames, plants, and talismans cover all available wall and table space. — Emma Watson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

China was also able to quickly switch from oil- and gas-burning electricity plants to coal, demonstrating unparalleled resilience in the face of an unprecedented oil shock. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Verb

Move container plants indoors to a dark, dry spot, like a basement or garage. — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026

The club also plants and maintains various Naperville gardens, including Paw Paw Garden at Naper Settlement, Veterans Garden, Blue Star Marker Garden, and the garden and planters at the DuPage Children’s Museum and Trinity House. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Standing at two hours and 30 minutes, along with a 15-minute intermission, the narrative plants you in the middle of a world of ironies. — Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026

At a five-acre research plot in Clarendon, Texas, the company has been studying roughly 500 cotton varieties, collecting field imagery and genomic information to determine which plants merit further breeding. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026

The playwright’s story plants its clues carefully enough that the eventual revelations feel surprising without feeling arbitrary — exactly what a good ghost story should accomplish. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

Speculations have arisen about the possibilities that plants’ cellular consciousness is aware of cellular death beyond their immediate environment. — Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026

Garden Path Combo Along a stone path, Erin plants an eye-catching combo of blue spruce, purple ajuga, sedges, and copper coral bells. — Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 12 Aug. 2026

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