Synonyms of agriculture

agriculture

noun

ˈa-gri-ˌkəl-chər 

as in farming

the science or occupation of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock

the forest was cut down, and the land given over to agriculture

Synonyms & Similar Words

• farming
• cultivation
• horticulture
• gardening
• husbandry
• agribusiness
• agronomy
• culture
• tillage
• farmwork
• aquaculture
• pastoralism
• agroforestry
• pomology
• agroecology
• monoculture
• aquiculture
• animal husbandry
• arboriculture
• mixed farming
• hydroponics
• sharecropping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of agriculture

Dams on most of California’s major rivers have blocked their passage to reach high-altitude spawning grounds, water diversions for agriculture and cities have narrowed their available habitat, and severe droughts worsened by climate change play a role. —Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025

Idaho’s agriculture industry has faced labor shortages and the country’s immigration system has for decades heard calls for reform. —Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2025

Proceeds will benefit scholarships to students at the University of Florida studying for agriculture, conservation environmental or ecological degrees. —Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025

IoT sensors in farming can monitor soil health, enabling precision agriculture and increasing crop yields. —Sudhanshu Duggal, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025