CROPS Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

crops 1 of 2

noun

plural of crop

as in harvests

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

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Relevance

as in groups

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit the school's latest crop of graduates is its most academically gifted so far

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crops

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of crop

as in grows

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

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as in shaves

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

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Recent Examples of crops

Noun

In the game, players can cultivate their patches, grow oversized crops, and get down and dirty to protect their harvest or steal someone else’s. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2026 Sunday’s attacks cut electricity in two northern towns, shutting markets and bakeries and threatening hospitals, water supplies and winter crops as diesel shortages leave few alternatives. — Hamza Fahmy, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026 But the wider adoption of benne is part of a greater movement to reclaim heritage crops across the United States. — Su-Jit Lin, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026 So women like Madonna and Grace Jones and Pat Benatar burst onto the scene with crops that differentiated them from the it girls of yore. — Molly Mulshine, InStyle, 30 Oct. 2026 Foliage rustles in the autumn wind here, and where there aren’t corn husks swaying, there are flat, lonely expanses of dirt where crops have been harvested. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026 In recent decades, Florida has slashed its forests and converted them to condos and crops more than nearly every other state in the nation, a new report published Thursday found. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026 Two-year-old Bo often joins his grandfather to mend fences or can identify crops by sight in the fields, Tia Barrier said of her son. — Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026 All told, the animal feed industry has a significant presence in Arizona, where alfalfa alone accounted for 35 percent of crops harvested in a single year. — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

Verb

Scrolling through Reddit and X feels claustrophobic because the screen aggressively crops out so much content. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026 When a user uploads a photo, the algorithm locates the bee, crops the image and compares it to our database. — Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crops

Noun

Drought and heavy rains in places like West Africa have hurt cocoa harvests in recent seasons and pushed up prices worldwide.

— Joe Hernandez, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
The conflict has collapsed vital export sectors, disrupted seasonal harvests, and destroyed livelihoods.

— Mat Nashed, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of harvests

Noun

Candidates backed by anti-CTU groups, meanwhile, have emphasized fiscal restraint and independence from City Hall.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Education groups argued that if the tax was left to expire in 2031, schools would face a $10 billion annual deficit.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of groups

Verb

Analysts and experts expect Democrats to tighten scrutiny of data-center projects and push for construction moratoriums as local opposition grows over electricity costs.

— Reuters, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2026
But fragrance is inherently sensory, making online discovery challenging even as the number of brands and products grows.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of grows

Noun

The Netanyahu and Eisenkot groupings are our assessment of which parties are likely to back each leader to form a government.

— Dov Waxman, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
In separate local elections, various independent candidates and groupings appeared to be winning most seats nationwide, a traditional result.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of groupings

Verb

In the sweeping farmlands near the Central Coast, a seed supplier that cultivates peppers, vegetables and fruit was hit with more than two dozen pesticide safety violations, some of them serious offenses that caused health or environmental hazards.

— Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Like all classic noirs, Frank cultivates a sweaty, visceral realism to the main character’s desire to have a better life at any cost.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of cultivates

Verb

MetLife also covers grief counseling and cremation benefits, trims your deductible for each claim-free year and, in some states, insures exotic pets such as birds, reptiles and rabbits.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
In polls, Chicagoans have repeatedly said higher taxes should come only after the city trims its own sails.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of trims

Noun

KitchenAid 7-Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer The generous 7-quart capacity and planetary mixing motion make this 500-watt mixer extremely effective for anyone who bakes regularly or in large batches.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Waiting for the last batches of mail-in ballots Many mail-in votes won’t arrive until days after Election Day.

— Philip Wang, Time, 28 Oct. 2026