REAP Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

reap

verb

ˈrēp

Definition of reap

as in to harvest

to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use my great-grandfather had to reap the wheat on his family farm with a hand scythe

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as in to earn

to receive as return for effort if you continue to work hard at musicianship, you will reap the rewards of being a concert pianist

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Recent Examples of reap The Best Ways to Eat More Citrus Fruits To sneak more citrus fruits into your diet, there are a few delicious, easy ways to enjoy them while reaping the most health benefits, too. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 6 Aug. 2026 Other indigenous peoples know it as the Corn Moon, Harvest Moon and Ricing Moon, to reflect the time when various crops are ready to be reaped and collected. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The fault was responsible for a megaquake that ripped through the then-sparsely populated state in 1857 -- an event that, if repeated today, would reap mass destruction. — Rong-Gong Lin Ii Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026 Research consistently shows higher-income Americans reap most of those benefits. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reap

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reap

Verb

Their sustainable food and beverage operations include harvesting fruit and vegetables from their on-site pesticide-free garden and their ongoing relationships with local farmers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Climate change is narrowing the window for harvesting wine grapes, forcing winemakers to make quick decisions when even a few days can mean the difference between a good vintage and a bad one.

— Colleen Barry, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of harvest

Verb

Later that day, her most devout followers rented a fleet of RVs, picked Didulo up from her apartment, and began driving across the country.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Her performance was the latest example of her sophomore surge, as Malonga is spearheading a Storm rebuild alongside 2026 first-round picks Johnson and Awa Fam.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of pick

Verb

Huckabee noted that this partnership played out in a variety of areas, including military cooperation, especially as both worked to stop the Iranian regime from gaining nuclear arms.

— Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
The practice gained prominence under successive state administrations, with governments providing couples with wedding necessities and financial assistance.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of gain

Verb

In the last few years, Penn State’s singular focus – to win a national championship – clouded everything else.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
The club was rebuilding after the 1958 Munich air disaster but won a first post-Munich trophy, the FA Cup, earlier that year.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of win

Verb

The men’s World Cup showed that brands do not need to spend millions of dollars on becoming an official partner to garner attention.

— Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Lindell garnered national attention in the aftermath of the 2020 election as a prominent election denier.

— Connor Greene, Time, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of garner

Verb

Instead, in their wake, the league veered far in the other direction, taking the finesse out of the game and turning on-court play into a street fight, with officials unable or unwilling to get their arms round the physicality.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
The Bears haven’t ruled out the possibility of getting Trapilo at least some reps during training camp this month to test him out and rebuild his confidence in padded practices.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of get

Verb

To test the idea, Delmau obtained a small sample of waste solution from an ongoing production campaign.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Photos obtained by the New York Post show some injured people being carried away on stretchers and several others returning to the dock after the incident.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026