Synonyms of reap

reap

verb

ˈrēp 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• harvest
• pick
• gather
• grow
• glean
• fish
• accumulate
• mow
• garner
• cut
• seal
• capture
• forage
• hay
• crop
• hunt
• trap
• raise
• shrimp
• net
• clam
• whale
• snare
• bag

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sow
• plant
• seed

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earn
• gain
• win
• garner
• get
• obtain
• make
• attain
• realize
• land
• acquire
• secure
• capture
• procure
• achieve
• draw
• carry
• bring in
• pull down
• come by
• accomplish
• accumulate
• knock down
• bag
• amass
• gross
• net
• score
• regain
• occupy
• catch
• recapture
• clear
• take over
• notch (up)
• pick up
• annex
• rack up
• remake
• reacquire
• reattain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• pay
• forfeit
• give
• grant
• yield
• accord
• give up
• surrender
• relinquish
• part (with)
• hand over

Examples of reap in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In profitable years, owners can also reap dividends from the business. —Monica Eng, Axios, 28 July 2024

Private label products made up a record 20.7% of all grocery sales in 2023 in terms of units sold and reaped $236 billion in sales last year, according to the Private Label Manufacturers Association. —Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024

Countries like Fiji, Australia, and the Bahamas have reaped financial benefits, with revenues reaching millions of dollars annually. —Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024

Investors that bought the dip on technology stocks during the recent market pullback are reaping the benefits. —Brian Evans, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2024