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

Explore a fresh new way to embrace this year’s tomato harvest. — Maddy Bendgen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2026

Jesse earned his master’s degree at University of California at Davis, trained with Aaron Pott and Benoit Touquette, and worked harvests in Sonoma and Argentina. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026

Verb

The Gurung people of Nepal’s Gandaki Province have harvested this honey safely for centuries. — Prayan Pokharel, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Between 1960 and 1989, the Forest Service, without fail, harvested 9 to 12 billion board feet of timber a year. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026