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

As many as 27 hydropower plants were damaged in Nepal, with about 12 all but destroyed, according to Dix. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026

Gary’s residents are also footing the bill for the utility to keep coal plants online that aren’t providing much, if any, energy and small modular nuclear reactors for data centers that may or may not be developed. — Lori Latham, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Begin seeds inside to get a head start on the season, especially in colder climates or for plants that need a longer growing period. — Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Whether burrowing through soil or swimming through water, they’re forced to maneuver through narrow gaps in tiny pores, rocks, roots, plants or other obstacles. — K. R. Prathyusha, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

The idea to use a military port for the vessel, however, is to take advantage of simpler regulations for operation of nuclear power plants onboard ships at defense ports. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

The Poconos are home to 127 indigenous species of trees, plants, and shrubs that show off their colors during the fall, and more than 260 miles of hiking trails traverse the region. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

The shortage of cattle also has left beef processing plants operating below capacity. — John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

And in the summer working, caring for the garden, cultivating my plants, my food, inhaling the sun, seeing my skin become brown just as the flowers are also growing their colours, and my beloved garden plants are delivering their brilliant food. — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

Verb

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

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