He was a benevolent old man who volunteered to mow his neighbors' lawns for free.
Source: tatoeba (1998)
Mow
/moʊ/
Synonyms for "mow" (153 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (31)
Strong matches (46)
Related words (76)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: abbreviate, abridge, abstract, anthill, bank.
- Sentence evidence is available for mow, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, opengloss, wordnet, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "mow".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "mow"
Keep "mow" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "mow" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "mow", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "mow" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
9 entriesMore specific
6 entriesfield mowinglawn mowingmeadow mowingmow down pedestriansmow down protestersmow down soldiers
Collocations
6 entriesfield mowinggrass mowinglawn mowingmow the lawnmower blademowing schedule
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
122 translations across 60 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- جَزَّ verb (to cut down)
- حشّ verb (to cut down)
Armenian
1 entries- հնձել verb (to cut down)
Aromanian
1 entries- tundu verb (to cut down)
Belarusian
2 entries- касі́ць verb (to cut down)
- секчы́ verb (to cut down)
Bulgarian
1 entries- кося́ verb (to cut down)
Buryat
1 entries- хадаха verb (to cut down)
Catalan
1 entries- segar verb (to cut down)
Chickasaw
1 entries- amo verb (to cut down)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 刈 verb (to cut down)
- 割 verb (to cut down)
- 割草 verb (to cut down)
Church Slavic
1 entries- сѣщи verb (to cut down)
Czech
4 entries- kosit verb (to cut down)
- sekat verb (to cut down)
- síci verb (to cut down)
- žnout verb (to cut down)
Danish
3 entries- klippe verb (to cut down)
- meje verb (to cut down)
- slå verb (to cut down)
Dutch
1 entries- maaien verb (to cut down)
Esperanto
2 entries- falĉi verb (to cut down)
- tondi verb (to cut down)
Estonian
1 entries- niitma verb (to cut down)
Finnish
2 entries- leikata ruohoa verb (to cut down)
- niittää verb (to cut down)
French
3 entries- couper l'herbe verb (to cut down)
- faucher verb (to cut down)
- tondre le gazon verb (to cut down)
Galician
4 entries- atrollar verb (to cut down)
- cernar verb (to cut down)
- degallar verb (to cut down)
- demoucar verb (to cut down)
Gallo
1 entries- faoucher verb (to cut down)
German
2 entries- mähen verb (to cut down)
- schneiden verb (to cut down)
Hebrew
1 entries- כיסוח verb (to cut down)
Icelandic
2 entries- slá verb (to cut down)
- slá gras verb (to cut down)
Indonesian
1 entries- memotong rumput verb (to cut down)
Ingrian
1 entries- löövvä verb (to cut down)
Irish
1 entries- bain verb (to cut down)
Italian
3 entries- falciare verb (to cut down)
- mietere verb (to cut down)
- tagliare l'erba verb (to cut down)
Japanese
1 entries- 刈る verb (to cut down)
Kalmyk
1 entries- хадх verb (to cut down)
Korean
2 entries- 깎다 verb (to cut down)
- 베다 verb (to cut down)
Ladin
1 entries- sië verb (to cut down)
Latgalian
2 entries- kauseit verb (to cut down)
- pļaut verb (to cut down)
Latin
1 entries- tondeō verb (to cut down)
Latvian
1 entries- pļaut verb (to cut down)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- sec verb (to cut down)
Macedonian
1 entries- ко́си verb (to cut down)
Manikion
1 entries- ahan verb (to cut down)
Mongolian
1 entries- хадах verb (to cut down)
Māori
1 entries- tipi verb (to cut down)
Norman
1 entries- faûchi verb (to cut down)
Norwegian
3 entries- klippe verb (to cut down)
- skjære verb (to cut down)
- slå verb (to cut down)
Old English
1 entries- māwan verb (to cut down)
Ossetian
1 entries- кӕрдын verb (to cut down)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- طرپانلامق verb (to cut down)
Polish
4 entries- kosić verb (to cut down)
- siec verb (to cut down)
- skosić verb (to cut down)
- zżąć verb (to cut down)
Portuguese
1 entries- cortar verb (to cut down)
Quechua
1 entries- ichhuy verb (to cut down)
Romanian
1 entries- tunde verb (to cut down)
Russian
4 entries- вы́сечь verb (to cut down)
- жать verb (to cut down)
- коси́ть verb (to cut down)
- откоси́ть verb (to cut down)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- buain verb (to cut down)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- kositi verb (to cut down)
- косити verb (to cut down)
Sicilian
3 entries- faucijari verb (to cut down)
- mètiri verb (to cut down)
- tagghiari i fraschi verb (to cut down)
Slovak
4 entries- kosiť verb (to cut down)
- sekať verb (to cut down)
- siecť verb (to cut down)
- žať verb (to cut down)
Slovene
2 entries- kositi verb (to cut down)
- pokositi verb (to cut down)
Spanish
2 entries- podar verb (to cut down)
- segar verb (to cut down)
Swedish
3 entries- klippa verb (to cut down)
- meja verb (to cut down)
- slå verb (to cut down)
Ukrainian
2 entries- коси́ти verb (to cut down)
- сікти́ verb (to cut down)
Vietnamese
2 entries- cắt verb (to cut down)
- cắt cỏ verb (to cut down)
Walloon
3 entries- fåtchî verb (to cut down)
- soyî verb (to cut down)
- tonde verb (to cut down)
Welsh
1 entries- lladd gwair verb (to cut down)
Zazaki
3 entries- çinayen verb (to cut down)
- çinen verb (to cut down)
- çinitene verb (to cut down)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
Let's take advantage of the vacation to mow the lawn.
Source: tatoeba (19785)
I'm going to mow the lawn tomorrow, weather permitting.
Source: tatoeba (278815)
Mother told me to mow the lawn.
Source: tatoeba (320748)
Showing 4 of 21 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "mow"?
Closest matches include abbreviate, abridge, abstract, anthill, bank.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "mow"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.