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
• agroecology
• pomology
• monoculture
• animal husbandry
• arboriculture
• hydroponics
• mixed farming
• sharecropping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of agriculture

The Gates Foundation is committing at least $1 billion globally to AI development over the next two years with funding focused on education, making AI work across more languages and local contexts, as well as in health, and agriculture. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

To that end, Gates said his Gates Foundation is spending $1 billion over two years to expand access to AI across the globe in the fields of education, healthcare and agriculture. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

In Uganda, as in South Sudan, millions depend on subsistence agriculture to feed their families. — Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026

One specific market that relies heavily on diesel is farms and the agriculture industry. — Victoria Hoffmann, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026