AGRARIAN Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

agrarian

adjective

ə-ˈgrer-ē-ən

Definition of agrarian

as in agricultural

engaged in or concerned with agriculture an agrarian community the nation's agrarian history

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Recent Examples of agrarian The semidome panoramic windows let in views of the South Island’s agrarian landscape and the wide expanse of the Pacific Ocean. — Steve Madgwick, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026 At various hearings, it has also been described as an agrarian retreat, a wellness hub, and even a camp. — Jonathan Butler, Air Mail, 13 June 2026 The war all but destroyed Tigrayan industries and devastated its agrarian economy. — Claire Wilmot & Gisa Tunbridge, The Dial, 12 June 2026 Photographer David Plowden started out chronicling American railroads in the postwar era before broadening his focus and hopscotching the country, using his camera to document the nation’s changing industrial and agrarian landscapes. — Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for agrarian

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agricultural

Adjective

Many of these agricultural workers have missed out on the data center economy, said Nina Martinez, the executive director of the Latino Civic Alliance in Washington.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
But Kyne cautions against complacency, as bycatch in fisheries, expanding agricultural development and proposals to extract freshwater from northern rivers continue to threaten the nursery habitats young sawfish depend on.

— Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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