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

Shafts of sunlight mingle with the earthy scent of winter wheat, barley, and sunflower husks – the latest harvest, gathered by an aging but agile crew in Odesa. — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2026

After waiting all year for the fruit to ripen, a mature tree will offer its bounty all at once, leaving you to reap the harvest. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 31 Oct. 2026

Verb

The team calculated that the mesh achieved an energy-harvesting density of more than 10 microwatts per cubic centimeter, which is roughly an order of magnitude better than the performance previous centralized designs achieved. — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026

All told, the animal feed industry has a significant presence in Arizona, where alfalfa alone accounted for 35 percent of crops harvested in a single year. — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026