rowed

VERB

move boat with paddle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

paddle sail swim

STRONG

drag oar pull punt scud scull

WEAK

sky an oar

Antonyms

WEAK

agree concur

VERB

argue, fight

Synonyms

STRONG

berate bicker brawl dispute jaw quarrel ream scold scrap spat squabble tiff wrangle

WEAK

bawl out call on the carpet tongue-lash

Antonyms

STRONG

agree compliment give in make peace praise

WEAK

concur

Example Sentences

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There, prime minister Mark Carney rowed back the extra tariff on some Chinese electric vehicles.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

The directors take a visual essay approach, contrasting Walden Pond and its woods and the rivers Thoreau rowed with sped-up footage of our crazy modern world — which can be a little on the nose.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

But it now seems to have rowed back on that idea, too.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

In high school in Texas, he rowed crew and played as a flanker in rugby.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

They raised anchor and rowed softly out between the Armed Cliffs.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin