Synonyms of crop

crop 1 of 2

noun

ˈkräp 

1

as in harvest

the quantity of an animal or vegetable product gathered at the end of a season

the wheat crop is going to be exceptionally large this year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• harvest
• yield
• return
• cutting
• cut

2

as in batch

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit

the school's latest crop of graduates is its most academically gifted so far

Synonyms & Similar Words

• batch
• group
• grouping
• bunch
• band
• cluster
• lot
• crew
• team
• array
• battery
• party
• clutch
• body
• platoon
• gathering
• collective
• school
• parcel
• circle
• squadron
• constellation
• consort
• knot
• organization
• huddle
• battalion
• brigade
• gang
• passel
• round
• posse
• clique
• boodle
• congregation
• the whole kit and caboodle
• coterie
• set
• assembly
• task force
• clan
• faction
• guild
• ring
• sect
• bloc
• league
• union
• phalanx
• brood
• federation
• outfit
• coalition
• confederacy
• muster
• fellowship
• bevy
• alliance
• order
• covey
• confederation

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individual
• single

crop

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verb

1

as in to grow

to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care

a family that's been cropping potatoes on that piece of land for generations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grow
• cultivate
• produce
• harvest
• plant
• culture
• promote
• raise
• tend
• dress
• breed
• rear
• propagate
• sow
• reap
• gather
• sprout
• ripen
• glean
• root
• germinate
• quicken

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kill
• pick
• pull (up)
• cut
• hay
• dig
• pluck
• uproot
• extirpate
• mow

2

as in to shave

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument

grass cropped short by repeated grazing

cropped the painting to fit the frame

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shave
• cut
• trim
• clip
• prune
• mow
• shear
• dock
• cut back
• pare
• snip
• lop (off)
• bob
• poll
• nip
• whittle
• pinch
• stump
• shorten
• curtail
• manicure
• skive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extend
• lengthen
• elongate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crop

Noun

Drought has disrupted berry crops and other natural food sources that bears depend on, sending them closer to humans and into garage cans, bird feeders and chicken coops. — N. Kirkpatrick, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Elephants can be extremely destructive and dangerous, and several African countries must confront the problem of elephant herds destroying farmers’ crops and infrastructure as well as killing or injuring people. — Sello Motseta, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Verb

So take those shots—crop them, tag them up, post them—and then get over yourself. — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

The selfie is carefully cropped at the waist, narrowly skirting past Instagram’s community guidelines on nudity. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing crop

• cream of the crop
• crop (up)