Antonyms for sow
soʊsow

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1. sow

   We set or set out slips, cuttings, young trees, etc., tho we may also be said to plant them; we plant corn, potatoes, etc., which we put in definite places, as in hills, with some care; we sow wheat or other small grains and seeds which are scattered in the process. Tho by modern agricultural machinery the smaller grains are almost as precisely planted as corn, the old word for broadcast scattering is retained. Land is seeded or seeded down to grass.

   Antonyms:
   eradicate, extirpate, root up, uproot, weed out

   Synonyms:
   plant, seed, seed down, set, set out

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1. sowverb

   Synonyms:
   scatter, disseminate, plant, strew

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1. • Agriculture
   • Place
   • Spread

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 4 votes

1. sowverb

   an adult female hog

2. sow, seedverb

   place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth

   "She sowed sunflower seeds"

   Synonyms:
   inseminate, sow in, seed

3. sowverb

   introduce into an environment

   "sow suspicion or beliefs"

   Synonyms:
   inseminate, sow in, seed

4. inseminate, sow, sow inverb

   place seeds in or on (the ground)

   "sow the ground with sunflower seeds"

   Synonyms:
   inseminate, fecundate, sow in, seed, fertilise, fertilize

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1. sowverb

   Synonyms:
   propagate, disseminate, scatter, plant

How to use sow in a sentence?

1. The Washington Post:

   Given Putin's background -- a trained career KGB officer -- Vladimir Putin has a very astute and sophisticated understanding of the tools that Vladimir Putin can use to interfere with our election process and to sow discord and distrust, which Vladimir Putin is doing fairly well.

2. Mauricio Macri:

   The official party is showing a dark strategy of trying to sow angst and fear with the sole goal of frightening people over the possibility of change, but it's not going to work.

3. Jared Kushner:

   You look at what Russia did, buying some Facebook ads to try to sow dissent and do it, and it's a terrible thing. But I think the investigations and all of the speculation that's happened for the last two years has had a much harsher impact on our democracy than a couple of Facebook ads.

4. George Dana Boardman:

   Sow an act...reap a habit Sow a habit...reap a character Sow a character...reap a destiny.

5. Bob manara:

   If you don't like what you harvest, change what you sow.

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