as in agrarian
engaged in or concerned with agriculture he grew up in an agricultural community and farming was still in his blood

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of agricultural Raw agricultural products leapt 12.8% highest from June; and within that, fresh and dry vegetables saw a 38.9% monthly price surge, which is the largest since March 2022. Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025 Most agricultural products imported into the U.S generally have zero tariffs under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which could help limit the impact on trade with Canada and Mexico even as other imports face higher duties, says Louis. Mike Winters, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025 Since bacteria can enter into the water through sewage discharge and agricultural runoff, national and local authorities test thousands of water spots, including beaches, rivers, and swimming holes. Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025 Beyond Good chocolate, which our for-profit agricultural fund has invested in, makes beautiful chocolate out of Madagascar and Uganda. Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for agricultural
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agricultural
agrarian
Adjective
  • Freedom Colonies were primarily rural and agrarian, centering around land ownership, farming, and cooperative living.
    Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The sociologist Donald Kraybill, a leading scholar of Amish life, has extensively chronicled the problem faced by an agrarian culture raising huge families in a country furiously converting its farmland into suburbs.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 June 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Agricultural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agricultural. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on agricultural

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!