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

The Career Technical Education aspect of her job involves helping students with technical pathway courses such as agriculture, auto shop and digital media. —Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025

The 17-day event will also feature food, carnival rides and agriculture competitions. —Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2025

Yet the country’s economic ties with China, particularly in agriculture and manufacturing, remain strong, and its leaders want to avoid being drawn into a U.S.-Chinese conflict. —Lynn Kuok, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025

His technologies have already been distributed in labs globally, resulting in thousands of advances in research, biomedicine, and agriculture, and have already shown life-saving results in treatment of T-cell leukemia, sickle cell disease, beta-thalassemia, and high cholesterol. —Ashley Lan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025