Synonyms of till

till 1 of 2

verb

ˈtil 

as in to cultivate

to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on

farmers tilling the soil from sunup to sunset

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cultivate
• farm
• harvest
• plant
• tend
• crop
• reap
• hoe
• harrow
• sharecrop

till

2 of 2

preposition

as in until

up to (a particular time)

We studied till four in the morning, which didn't exactly make us alert for the test the next day.

Related Words

• until
• before
• up to
• to
• up till
• prior to
• previous to
• of
• ere
• fore
• ahead of
• afore

Dissimilar Words

• since
• after
• next
• following
• next to

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of till

Verb

Rated at 27 horsepower (about 20 kW), it's aimed squarely at everyday farm chores like mowing, tilling and hauling – the kind of work that has traditionally meant firing up a diesel engine. — New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026

Many reduced or eliminated their petrochemical use, stopped tilling their fields and added additional plant varieties and cover crops to protect the soil. — Sydney Giacalone, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026

The company had sent heavy machinery to the site, an undeveloped valley in northeast Independence, a month earlier to start tilling the earth and digging runoff ponds. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Dash, 2026, the forty-seven-minute, two-channel essay-film at the project’s core, is filled with quiet, almost meditative scenes of machines tilling the land that initially conjure a faux-pastoral aesthetic register. — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing till

• up till