Synonyms of farming

farming 1 of 3

noun

ˈfär-miŋ 

as in agriculture

the science or occupation of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock

since an ancestor settled there in the 19th century, farming has been the only occupation for six generations of the family

Synonyms & Similar Words

• agriculture
• cultivation
• gardening
• horticulture
• husbandry
• agribusiness
• culture
• tillage
• farmwork
• agronomy
• aquaculture
• pastoralism
• agroforestry
• agroecology
• monoculture
• animal husbandry
• pomology
• hydroponics
• arboriculture
• mixed farming
• sharecropping

farming

2 of 3

adjective

as in agricultural

engaged in or concerned with agriculture

years of drought had a devastating impact on the region's farming communities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• agricultural
• agrarian
• agronomic
• rural
• arable
• monocultural
• bucolic
• aquacultural
• pastoral
• country
• pastoralist
• garden
• georgic
• arboricultural
• rustic
• villatic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• urban
• industrial
• metropolitan
• nonagricultural
• industrialized
• metro

farming

3 of 3

verb

present participle of farm

as in cultivating

to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on

we're planning on farming 50 acres the first year

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of farming

Noun

Healthy soils, functioning ecosystems and thriving farming communities create value through more resilient production and greater security of supply. — Jessica Hullinger, Time, 9 Nov. 2026

In Arkansas, Samantha Noble coordinates poultry production at a ranch devoted to regenerative farming. — Lys Arango, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2026

Adjective

Connecticut has also seen a boom in backyard growers popping up in suburban neighborhoods with micro-farming businesses becoming more popular. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026

Some of those people may be professional myrmecologists (scientists who specialize in the study of ants) and fourmiculture (ant-farming) enthusiasts. — IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026

Verb

First, of course, there’s the business impact — the loss of authorship, credit, and revenue from accounts farming their jokes for clicks and a quick buck. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

This one is designed around a citrus tree, but is used for alfresco entertaining rather than farming. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026