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

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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

Some agricultural producers are selling their crops sooner, even at less attractive prices, in order to maintain sufficient operating liquidity. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026 Consequently, it is often grown in rotation with other crops to help improve soil fertility. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026 Steam has been used for decades in greenhouses, and researchers in California have been working to adapt the technology to the fields where strawberries, one of the state’s key crops, are grown near the Pacific Coast. — Haven Daley, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Vast quantities of crops, land and water are used to raise animals who are then eaten by people. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 With less than a month to go before the November election, diesel prices continue to hit record highs as some farmers transport their crops for processing and others rush to complete their fall harvest. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 Similarly, applying salty whey to land can affect crops and soil health. — New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026 Across crops, Pivot Bio said farmers using its products replaced more than 33,500 metric tons of synthetic fertilizer in 2025. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026 Middle East Gazan fig and date farmers are replanting crops from roots that survived years of Israeli bombing. — Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 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

For now, better wheat and barley crops in Canada, Australia and Argentina, along with good harvests in the Middle East and North Africa, are cushioning the blow.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
This is because developing countries have less capacity to adapt to shortages of key agricultural products like fertilizer, poor harvests of maize and other staple crops, and less resilience to bounce back from extreme weather and climate events.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of harvests

Noun

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
Meanwhile, of the 105 political parties and groupings qualified to participate, only 33 had successfully submitted their membership lists.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 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

The resulting walk-away safe design prevents fuel meltdowns by basic physical principles, which significantly lowers manufacturing costs and trims regulatory hurdles.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
However, his proposal trims the Center’s initial $750 million ask, with other groups also taking much smaller haircuts as well.

— Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of trims

Noun

Wallace can fabricate these new cells in tiny batches of a few dozen, testing whether a new chemistry will continue to perform and remain practical in cells identical to those to be used in end products.

— John Voelcker, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026
Ascension features globally sourced coffees roasted in small batches.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026