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

Regional customs and crops greatly influenced what the colonists ate. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

This means iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max and iPhone Air in the current crop. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Verb

The photos, plain and anonymous, feature a woman in a white dress, her head cropped out of the photo and a girl in pink, heavily blurred, turning away from the camera to reveal a braid garnished with a delicate bow. — Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 25 June 2026

The silhouette should feel soft and modern rather than closely cropped. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 25 June 2026

Phrases Containing crop

• cream of the crop
• crop (up)