REAPING Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

reaping

verb

present participle of reap

as in harvesting

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 earning

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 reaping Large firms have outsourced labor-intensive work while reaping technology’s huge productivity gains. —

Claire Zillman, Fortune, 19 June 2026 An enemy that was hit hard but remains unrelentingly hostile and is now reaping unexpected strategic gains. —

Daniel B. Shapiro, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026 While reaping huge profits from AI spending, Nvidia has also become a significant investor in AI companies, committing a total of more than $90 billion to developers, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI, and suppliers, including Coherent, Marvell, Lumentum, and Corning. —

ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026 Fifty-seven of those claims were approved and fully paid more than $95 million before the scheme was discovered, reaping the firms approximately $20 million in attorney’s fees, according to the report. —

Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 10 June 2026 Chip and memory companies are indeed reaping big growth in revenue and profit because of the AI boom, but their stock prices have been soaring at astounding speeds. —

Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026 Nicholas, on the other hand, is already reaping the rewards of the World Cup. —

Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026 Some of those bets took time to show returns — six years, in the case of his $1 billion investment in Cisco’s Silicon One architecture — but Robbins is now reaping the rewards. —

Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 29 May 2026 The combine/reaping machine cutting mechanism (1833) American inventor Obed Hussey patented one of the earliest practical mechanical reapers in 1833. —

Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026

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Crooks then deploy myriad methods, including showing viewers scam ads and fake software updates, harvesting their data, or earning commissions by sending them to gambling or adult content sites.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 June 2026
Trim the Tops Remove the green foliage immediately after harvesting to help preserve the carrot’s moisture, flavor, and texture.

— Aviva Patz, Martha Stewart, 16 June 2026