agricultural

adjective

ag·​ri·​cul·​tur·​al ˌa-gri-ˈkəl-ch(ə-)rəl 

: of, relating to, used in, or concerned with agriculture

agriculturally adverb

Synonyms of agricultural

• agrarian

Examples of agricultural in a Sentence

the state's main agricultural product

he grew up in an agricultural community and farming was still in his blood

Recent Examples on the Web

Other agricultural products are also going unharvested. —James Taylor, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026

His organization has shelled out over $1 billion in aid to Ukraine, as well as large sums for agricultural development in Africa, and Central and South America. —Jake Angelo, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026

Whereas cereal-grain agriculture reliably predicted early state formation and taxation, intensive agricultural practices were just as likely to be the result of state formation as to be the cause. —Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

Many are Latin American or African immigrants working in the agricultural, tourism or service sectors, backbones of Spain’s booming economy. —Renata Brito, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing agricultural

• pre-agricultural

Rhymes for agricultural

• countercultural
• horticultural
• intercultural
• multicultural
• silvicultural
• viticultural
• bicultural
• subcultural
• transcultural
• cultural
• nonagricultural
• sociocultural

Kids Definition

agricultural

adjective

ag·​ri·​cul·​tur·​al ˌag-ri-ˈkəlch-(ə-)rəl 

1

: of, relating to, or used in agriculture

agricultural machinery

2

: engaged in or concerned with agriculture

an agricultural society

agriculturally

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adverb