Synonyms of sown

sown

verb

variants or sowed

past participle of sow

1

as in sprinkled

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sprinkled
• sprayed
• peppered
• dotted
• strewed
• scattered
• spotted
• bestrewed
• dusted
• studded
• drizzled
• blanketed
• flecked
• speckled
• dappled
• stippled
• spattered
• bespattered

2

as in planted

to put or set into the ground to grow

first sow the seeds in potting soil

Synonyms & Similar Words

• planted
• seeded
• put in
• drilled
• replanted
• transplanted
• scattered
• bedded
• broadcast
• potted
• reseeded
• overseeded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• harvested
• gathered
• reaped

3

as in bred

to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set

a malicious neighbor who sowed within him nagging suspicions about his wife

Synonyms & Similar Words

• planted
• bred
• rooted
• implanted
• driven
• inculcated
• lodged
• pounded
• instilled
• embedded
• inseminated
• enrooted
• infixed
• hammered
• inoculated
• entrenched
• infused
• imbued
• suffused
• steeped
• invested
• fixed
• ingrained

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sown

In northern areas, these plants are typically sown indoors from February to April or outdoors under row covers or cloches from March to May for an autumn harvest. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2026

The symbol’s presence sowed doubts about the age and identity of the skeleton inside, according to Warwick Rodwell, a consultant archaeologist at Westminster Abbey. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026

In Uruapan, 250 miles west of Mexico City, Manzo’s killing has sowed fear and uncertainty within his grassroots opposition Sombrero Movement, where he’s gone from leader to martyr. — Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

And although the lack of communication between the family and the foundation has sowed its fair share of discord, the situation is a bit thornier than that. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026

In such trivial moments of rebellion, the seeds of resistance are sown. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Some of these spaces were inhabited by horses or llamas, but many were just sown with Kentucky blue grass that was carefully cut every weekend. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

So in part, the seeds to the conflict now were sown in the 2022 ceasefire. — Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026

Authors of the legislation, which faces an uncertain future in the House, said aggressive congressional intervention was necessary because a series of legal rulings had sowed chaos in college sports. — New York Times, 29 Sep. 2026