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Planted

/ˈplæntəd/

To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow.

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📖 Definitions of "Planted"

verb

1
To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow.
2
To place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit.
"That gun's not mine! It was planted there by the real murderer!"
3
To place or set something firmly or with conviction.
"Plant your feet firmly and give the rope a good tug."
4
To place in the ground.

🔄 Synonyms of "Planted"

14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
established	Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
ingrained	Fixed, established
sownnoun	(especially historiography) Cultivated land inhabited by sedentary agriculturalists, in contrast to the nomad pastoralists of the steppe or desert.
seeded	(sports) Being a seed; being in a seed position.
deep-seated	(figurative) Firmly implanted or established in thought or behavior and difficult to change; deeply ingrained.
deep-rooted	(figurative) Firmly established in thought or behavior and difficult to change.
implanted	(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
naturalized	Adopted; granted citizenship; belonging after being introduced.
cropped	Cut short; cut very short.
self-seeded	growing from seed dispersed by natural agency such as wind or birds
potbound	Alternative form of pot-bound. [(of a potted plant) Having outgrown the size of the pot, such that its roots have no more room to grow.]
self-sown	Not planted by humans, but just growing, from seeds spread by another plant, or by animals.
rootbound	(of a potted plant) Having outgrown its pot, so that the roots are cramped and tangled.
self-sowed	growing from seed dispersed by natural agency such as wind or birds

↔️ Antonyms of "Planted"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
unplanted	Not planted.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Planted"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
cropped	Cut short; cut very short.
deep-rooted	(figurative) Firmly established in thought or behavior and difficult to change.
deep-seated	(figurative) Firmly implanted or established in thought or behavior and difficult to change; deeply ingrained.
established	Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
implanted	(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
ingrained	Fixed, established
naturalized	Adopted; granted citizenship; belonging after being introduced.
potbound	Alternative form of pot-bound. [(of a potted plant) Having outgrown the size of the pot, such that its roots have no more room to grow.]
quicksetverb	(obsolete) To enclose (something) with quickset hedge.
rootbound	(of a potted plant) Having outgrown its pot, so that the roots are cramped and tangled.
seededverb	(sports) Being a seed; being in a seed position.
self-seeded	growing from seed dispersed by natural agency such as wind or birds
self-sowed	growing from seed dispersed by natural agency such as wind or birds
self-sown	Not planted by humans, but just growing, from seeds spread by another plant, or by animals.
sownnoun	(especially historiography) Cultivated land inhabited by sedentary agriculturalists, in contrast to the nomad pastoralists of the steppe or desert.
abandoned	No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted.
arablenoun	(agriculture, of land) Able to be plowed or tilled, capable of growing crops (traditionally contrasted with pasturable lands such as heaths).
asked	(UK, minced oath) Arsed (bothered; willing to make an effort).
blewnoun	A surname.
buried	Concealed, hidden.