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

Or abalone farmed in Santa Barbara—California’s ban on harvesting wild abalone remains in place—served au gratin or as crudo. — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

That is, people (including children) who are not actively harvesting or are not properly licensed (if a license is required) may NOT be counted for purposes of bag limits. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Examples include the restoration of johads (traditional water-harvesting structures) in Rajasthan, watershed-management projects in Hiware Bazar village in Maharashtra, and conservation activities in the Chilika Lake ecosystem of Odisha. — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

Amid the garden beds, Cal Expo staff were busy harvesting vegetables and melons, loading them into the back of a white pickup truck. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026

He was booked into a Monroe County jail on Plantation Key on two counts of catching lobster out of season, two counts of spearing lobster, one count of harvesting an undersized lobster and one count of harvesting an egg-bearing lobster. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

Each of her Shop Good employees and customers had the unique opportunity to play a part in the Botnia bottles, carefully harvesting plants that were grown with love by BeeWorthy in order to help with someone else’s health. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026

How to Store After harvesting fresh cucamelons, Mercer suggests storing them in the refrigerator without washing them. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 21 July 2026

Right now the priority is harvesting those most-vulnerable crops, such as tender salad greens. — ABC News, 8 July 2026