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 two groups worked for the past five years tearing out asphalt, restoring creeks for salmon and other wildlife and replanting more than 50,000 native plants, including redwoods. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

Sony and Fujifilm also evacuated staff from their plants in the area, Nikkei newspaper reported. — CNN Money, 28 July 2026

Spicules are tiny needle-like structures derived from silica-rich marine sponges, corals or plants, or made synthetically, that create microscopic channels in the skin to help deliver active ingredients more deeply. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026

Spicules are microscopic, needle-like structures — sourced from marine sponges, silica-rich corals, certain plants or synthesized in a lab — suspended in serums and creams. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026

Low maintenance plants increased 3 percentage points to 73%, native plants increased 2 percentage points to 55%, and drought-resistant plants increased 4 percentage points to 49%. — Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

The next step is to strain and spray this mixture directly onto your plants in order to keep insects away. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 27 July 2026

Reflect Orbital wants to deliver sunlight to Earth after dark to increase the yield of solar plants and agricultural farms, provide free, sustainable lighting to construction sites and illuminate disaster zones in search of missing persons. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 20 July 2026

Harvesting homegrown vegetables is infinitely fulfilling; that’s when all your hard labor planting and caring for the plants pays off. — Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2026

Verb

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

Knowing which plants toxic to dogs are in your space is the first step toward keeping them safe. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

Space plants 2 or 3 feet apart in rich, well-draining soil and the vines will grow 10 or even 25 feet tall and 3 to 6 feet wide. — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 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

An attacker plants instructions in content the model will later read on someone else's behalf. — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Pruning leaves plants more vulnerable to drying out and reduces their energy reserves, which plants need to survive spells of hot, dry weather. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2026