Synonyms for furrow

Most common

groove · frown · corrugate

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To cut one or more grooves in (the ground, etc.).

   Cart wheels can furrow roads.

2. v. 2

   To wrinkle.

3. n. 1

   Any trench, channel, or groove; often found on wood or metal. A trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop.

   Don't walk across that deep furrow in the field.

Forms

Plural

furrows → wrinkles, lines, creases, seams…

Past participle

furrowed
e.g. furrowed → grooved, rutted, chamfered, chased…

Example sentences

• groove We'll get back in the groove of things before long.
• frown He whispered something in her ear which made her frown.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

rut¹

4 letters

line¹, seam¹

5 letters

score¹, chase¹, frown¹

6 letters

hollow², groove¹, trench¹, crease¹

7 letters

channel², wrinkle², crinkle, chamfer

9 letters

corrugate³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hollow² = 2 syllables).