Synonyms of harvest

harvest 1 of 2

noun

ˈhär-vəst 

as in crop

the quantity of an animal or vegetable product gathered at the end of a season

we can thank the bountiful harvest of 1621 for our traditional feast of turkey and all the trimmings every November

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crop
• return
• yield
• cutting
• cut

harvest

2 of 2

verb

as in to pick

to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use

harvest salmon from nearby rivers

every year we harvest corn from our own garden

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pick
• gather
• fish
• reap
• grow
• glean
• mow
• crop
• cut
• seal
• forage
• accumulate
• hunt
• hay
• capture
• shrimp
• garner
• raise
• trap
• clam
• whale
• net
• snare
• bag

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plant
• sow
• seed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of harvest

Noun

Across millions of acres at the base of the Cascades, deep-moss old-growth forests mingle with the bright lime of young trees recovering after timber harvests and fires. — Sophie Gilbert, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Floodwaters threatened the state’s famous chile crop at harvest time. — Mead Gruver, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Verb

Given Apple's value proposition as the only big name in tech not dependent on harvesting your data, its AI implementation depends on on-device processing. — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026

Jains typically do not eat root vegetables because harvesting them destroys the whole plant and harms life-forms around it. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026