Meaning & use
sowed
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scattered or planted seeds in the ground so they will grow
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The farmer sowed wheat across the north field in early spring.
His careless comments sowed doubt among the team.
A note on using this word
Past tense of 'sow'; frequently used figuratively, as in 'sowed doubt' or 'sowed the seeds of conflict,' to describe starting something that will grow over time.
Words with a similar meaning
plantedseeded
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Words with an opposite meaning
reapedharvested
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