CULTIVATION Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

cultivation

noun

ˌkəl-tə-ˈvā-shən

Definition of cultivation

as in culture

a high level of taste and enlightenment as a result of extensive intellectual training and exposure to the arts people of cultivation appreciate the special experience that only live theater can provide

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Recent Examples of cultivation Annual cultivation — the plow, plant, harvest and repeat cycle — strains soil formation, which takes thousands of years and rapidly degrades the farmland. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 Range Street, whose former owner declined to comment, has since surrendered its medical marijuana cultivation license. — Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2026 This airborne cyborg—manufactured by XAG, an agricultural-technology company that also makes autonomous vehicles, sensor systems, and other smart-farming tools—is simultaneously an agent of cultivation and destruction. — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 In a field whose research methods can at times diverge from standard and approved methods in other academic areas, what are the legitimate ethical limits, especially with respect to cultivation of insider sources and source compensation? — Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cultivation

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Noun

Ambivalence is a story of solitude, patience, and faith—qualities that contemporary culture seems to militate against.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Tyrese Gibson and Cody Walker are building on Paul Walker’s legacy of philanthropy via this celebration of car culture.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of culture

Noun

Among the grants that were eliminated, frozen or delayed were ones related to maternal health in Michigan, education research in Mississippi and assistance to minority farmers in Iowa, the researchers found.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
For a woman who stopped her formal education after two years of high school, this was extraordinary.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of education

Noun

Compounding fears was a terrifying warning from a former AI executive last week that AI could end civilization within a decade and the tech companies aren’t doing enough about it.

— S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026
Whether the result of natural disasters, shifting industries, or mysteries that remain unsolved, these places offer a haunting reminder of just how quickly civilization can be undone.

— Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of civilization

Noun

There will be recruiting battles and NIL headaches and portal defections and angry message boards and all the other insanity that comes with coaching at a place where fans consider 9-3 an average record rather than an accomplishment.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Maine West officials sought a way to celebrate Dugalic’s accomplishments in person after she was drafted, according to Brett Clark, a District 207 spokesperson.

— Russell Lissau, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of accomplishment

Noun

But at this point, many SEC administrators would rather find out by getting a win or by losing and then moving forward with that knowledge.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Most federal judges have little scientific knowledge or training.

— Jed S. Rakoff, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of knowledge

Noun

Thierry Frémaux, Cannes Film Festival chief, stressed that instruction in media literacy is crucial.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Gress said literacy coaches would need to shift their roles to be more involved inside classrooms and fit with the measure's definition.

— Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of literacy

Noun

Maybe the South doesn’t brag about its blazing fall colors (because that’s just bad manners), but Southern gardeners can enjoy autumn splendor every bit as lovely as the sugar maples in Vermont or the aspens in the Rockies.

— Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2026
The desire to fit in is a powerful instinct, one that is externalized to varying degrees in our manners and relationships.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

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