SOWN Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

sown

verb

variants or sowed

past participle of sow

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

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Relevance

as in planted

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

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as in bred

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 sown The conflicting messaging telling Americans to leave without means of evacuation sowed mass confusion. —

Callie Carmichael, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026 Subverting the expectations sown by Harry’s House, his 2022 Grammy winner, the 32-year-old pop idol has turned down his star power to create a more sensory musical experience. —

The Week Us, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026 Carrot seeds are tiny and should not be sown more than 1/4-inch deep. —

Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026 However, once the seeds are sown, lightly rake the area to get the seeds to blend in with the soil below or sprinkle fresh topsoil over the sown area. —

Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 13 Mar. 2026 Even as those attacks sowed panic, Israel pressed on with waves of strikes across southern Lebanon and the southern suburbs of the capital. —

Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026 Warm season crops are planted or sown after the date of your last frost and do their best during the dog days of summer, such as tomatoes, peppers, and squash. —

Marianne Willburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026 Peas, spinach, arugula, carrots, beets, kale, radishes, lettuce, and potatoes can be grown now and are easy to start from seed directly sown into the soil. —

Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2026 The lack of transparency and supporting evidence for these changes has sown uncertainty for physicians, insurance providers, and families. —

Jerome Adams, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026

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Verb

Plentiful other allusions suggest the wait may not be too painful; the long breadcrumb trail, sprinkled throughout 2025, gives the impression OR3 is just waiting to burst out of her.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026
And while there have always been casual Caribbean restaurants and mom-and-pops sprinkled about—until quite recently, fine dining from the region wasn’t really a thing.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2026