Synonyms of cultivating

cultivating

verb

present participle of cultivate

1

as in developing

to come to have gradually

cultivated a taste for opera in order to fit in with his new circle of friends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• developing
• acquiring
• gaining
• forming
• getting
• obtaining
• adopting
• embracing
• achieving
• absorbing
• attaining
• reaching
• promoting
• fostering
• taking on
• nurturing
• taking in
• nourishing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• abandoning
• forsaking
• deserting
• dumping
• rejecting
• unloading
• discarding
• shedding
• casting
• ditching
• sloughing
• scrapping
• throwing away
• throwing out
• flinging (off or away)
• jettisoning
• junking
• shucking (off)

2

as in promoting

to help the growth or development of

cultivated a passion for learning among his students over the years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promoting
• encouraging
• fostering
• nurturing
• advancing
• furthering
• forwarding
• assisting
• advocating
• supporting
• incubating
• nourishing
• upholding
• endorsing
• aiding
• nursing
• funding
• financing
• subsidizing
• championing
• backing
• underwriting
• boosting
• advertising
• publicizing
• abetting
• working (for)
• staking
• endowing
• patronizing
• plugging
• touting
• agitating (for)
• campaigning (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preventing
• inhibiting
• hindering
• prohibiting
• discouraging
• forbidding
• fighting
• combating
• opposing
• banning
• enjoining
• proscribing
• outlawing
• countering
• frustrating
• interdicting
• barring
• battling
• suppressing
• repressing
• subduing
• contending (with)
• checking
• stifling
• squashing
• arresting
• retarding
• halting
• impeding
• obstructing
• squelching
• interfering (with)
• encumbering
• hobbling
• snuffing (out)
• shackling
• fettering
• manacling

3

as in growing

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

in an attempt to produce New World counterparts of the wines that he had enjoyed in Europe, Jefferson cultivated several varieties of grapes at Monticello

Synonyms & Similar Words

• growing
• producing
• promoting
• planting
• harvesting
• raising
• tending
• cropping
• rearing
• culturing
• breeding
• dressing
• propagating
• sowing
• reaping
• sprouting
• gathering
• rooting
• ripening
• gleaning
• germinating
• quickening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killing
• picking
• digging
• pulling (up)
• plucking
• cutting
• uprooting
• extirpating
• mowing
• haying

4

as in harvesting

to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on

we ought to cultivate the field out back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• harvesting
• farming
• planting
• tending
• tilling
• cropping
• reaping
• hoeing
• harrowing
• sharecropping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cultivating

The challenge is not racing to construct a synthetic copy but cultivating the capacity to recognize, interface with and leverage what has been present all along. — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Maintaining relationships with existing owners and cultivating enthusiasm among future buyers can be just as important. — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026

The category allows De Beers London to demonstrate its technical prowess while cultivating relationships with its most discerning clients. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Geese, this generation’s most exciting rock band, have been cultivating their fanbase for a decade, while Slayyyter’s debut album (Troubled Paradise) arrived five years ago. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026

At Andrew Lauren Productions, Haas will help Lauren ramp up his film and television slate, identifying and developing material, cultivating filmmaker relationships, and moving projects toward production. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

Cinemas are a public good, strengthening communities, supporting local economies, and cultivating the next generation of storytellers and audiences. — Sam Fleischner, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026

Today, those cultivating followers in addition to a wardrobe have eked out more elbow space. — Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026

More than 8,000 years ago, people living in the Lower Yangtze Valley began cultivating it. — Ornob Alam, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026