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

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

Saudi Arabia has promised to build desalination plants and two airports, and invest in telecommunications projects worth more than $1 billion. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026

The prairies’ clayey soils and other characteristics suppress tree growth, but allow native grasses, wildflowers and other herbaceous plants to thrive. — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Fervo's long-term goal is to be able to put these plants everywhere, including behind-the-meter for data centers. — Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

Roebbelen used it to start vegetable plants in winter, then moved them to the garden when the soil warmed. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Soil alkalizers are easier to apply in empty gardens, but they can also be worked into the soil around existing plants in spring or fall. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2026

Verb

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

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