SOWING Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

sowing

verb

present participle of sow

as in spraying

to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on sow the fields with maize in early spring, and the crop should be ready by late summer

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as in planting

to put or set into the ground to grow first sow the seeds in potting soil

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as in breeding

to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set a malicious neighbor who sowed within him nagging suspicions about his wife

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Recent Examples of sowing Lawyers and industry groups say even this first step is sowing confusion. —

Bloomberg, Mercury News, 1 June 2026 In recent weeks Ukrainian drones have strayed into Baltic countries' airspace, sowing confusion and raising tensions with Russia. —

George Calin, USA Today, 29 May 2026 Bunting recommends direct sowing marigold seeds in mid-May. —

Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 28 May 2026 Cover seeds lightly with sand or fine soil after sowing, as chamomile seeds are light dependent for germination. —

Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 26 May 2026 Some suspect that the former president, in the face of arrest and political oblivion, has resorted to sowing chaos as a final resort to evade justice. —

Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026 Mix things up to increase engagement, and try succession planting, a technique used to maximize yield by continuously sowing seeds or adding new transplants throughout the season, rather than all at once. —

Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 May 2026 In addition, without ACIP review, the HHS secretary removed several vaccines from those previously routinely recommended, sowing tremendous confusion. —

Jesse L. Goodman, STAT, 18 May 2026 In Taipei, Cheng spoke to CNN just steps away from the towering bronze statue of former KMT leader Chiang Kai-shek, whose defeat by communist forces during the Chinese civil war eight decades ago led to his retreat to the island – sowing the seed of tensions across the Taiwan Strait ever since. —

Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 10 May 2026

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Avoid spraying when wind speeds exceed 5 miles per hour and use a low spray pressure to increase droplet size, as larger particles are less likely to move with the wind.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
In the end, efforts to cool the crippled tank by spraying water on it were believed to have helped slow down the reaction enough to prevent an explosion or massive rupture in the tank that could have sent toxic chemicals flowing into waterways and the ocean.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026