Synonyms of harvesting

harvesting

verb

present participle of harvest

as in picking

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

• picking
• gathering
• fishing
• growing
• reaping
• mowing
• gleaning
• cutting
• foraging
• sealing
• cropping
• accumulating
• hunting
• capturing
• whaling
• trapping
• raising
• clamming
• shrimping
• netting
• bagging
• haying
• garnering
• snaring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• planting
• seeding
• sowing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of harvesting

So yes, food plots can be a critical element in consistently harvesting mature bucks. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 1 Nov. 2026

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

That work, her work, shined a light on the deplorable conditions experienced by the workers harvesting our food in California. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

In shooting and harvesting her own dinner, writer Heide Brandes finds community—and reverence—among the sorghum fields of South Dakota. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026

Aaron Lehman is harvesting corn and soybeans on his Iowa farm using a combine that’s almost as old as his 26-year-old son, Benjamin. — Dan Simmons, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026

The cost of harvesting natural earwax and our recipe for artificial earwax are not cheap. — David Hu, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026

Photograph by Faiz Abu Rmeleh / Getty On Friday, a group of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian farmers who were harvesting olives in the West Bank. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Then there was Jordan Davis, who caught heat for harvesting an axis deer in Hawaii. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026