Synonyms of plowing

plowing

verb

present participle of plow

1

as in raking

to cut into and turn over the sod of (a piece of land) using a bladed implement

we'll have to get out there and plow and plant both fields before it rains

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raking
• cultivating
• furrowing
• tilling
• breaking
• hoeing
• fallowing
• harrowing
• rototilling
• listing

2

as in laboring

to devote serious and sustained effort

plowed determinedly through the weighty tome

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laboring
• struggling
• striving
• working
• trying
• toiling
• grubbing
• endeavoring
• tugging
• slaving
• hustling
• sweating
• humping
• plugging
• digging (away)
• slogging
• plodding
• drudging
• banging away
• pegging (away)
• straining
• travailing
• moiling
• sweating blood
• fagging
• driving
• beavering (away)
• applying (oneself)
• buckling (down)
• attacking
• hammering (away)
• exerting
• wading
• pitching in
• exercising
• scratching
• trudging
• digging in
• essaying
• grinding (out)
• knuckling down
• overworking
• eking out
• scrabbling
• overexerting
• putting out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breaking
• slackening
• idling
• easing (up)
• loafing
• lounging
• chilling
• letting up
• shirking
• hanging (around or out)
• resting
• dallying
• bumming
• lazing
• hacking (around)
• relaxing
• slacking (off)
• playing
• goofing (off)
• lolling
• unwinding
• reposing
• hanging
• basking
• goldbricking
• dabbling
• dillydallying
• trifling
• vegging out
• footling
• fooling around
• messing around
• doodling
• puttering (around)
• goofing (around)
• pottering (around)
• hanging about
• monkeying (around)
• fribbling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plowing

Despite the steady stream of guests plowing through the buffet, the staff have it under control. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026

Rather than plowing down anyone, a tackle is when a player slides feet first to dislodge the ball from an opposing player. —Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 25 Apr. 2026

This month, children learned about plowing and planting before planting their own seeds to take home. —Caleb Grieger, Arkansas Online, 21 Apr. 2026

The family had installed a concrete barrier after a previous crash, a decision that may have prevented the car from plowing directly into their home. —Tori Mason, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026

While much of those duties are typical for his local office — picking up trash, plowing snow and filling potholes — the 34-year-old mayor has leaned on his knack for viral content creation to drive interest and awareness of government programs. —ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026

Michigan spent most of this season – and all of the NCAA tournament – absolutely plowing through their opponents. —Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026

After Anthropic accidentally leaked the source code to its blockbuster Claude chatbot, netizens swiftly pounced to start plowing through its more than 512,000 lines of code — and have uncovered numerous curiosities sprinkled throughout. —Frank Landymore, Futurism, 1 Apr. 2026

The spacecraft is expected to take a steeper angle on its final descent, plowing through the atmosphere faster to minimize the time the heat shield is exposed to the most extreme temperatures. —Denise Chow, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026