Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

agriculture

[ag-ri-kuhl-cher] / ˈæg rɪˌkʌl tʃər /
NOUN
farming, crop production
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

It is widely used in fertilizer manufacturing, which is essential for agriculture and global food production.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Threatened in peacetime by deforestation, intensive agriculture, urbanisation, pollution, hunting and climate change, Russia's 2022 invasion has wrought yet more suffering on Ukraine's birdlife.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

With alcohol consumption ebbing again, the brand is now experimenting with a zero-alcohol citrus cocktail it calls Citrus Sin—in homage to Beam’s Prohibition-informed philosophy that not promoting agriculture and community employment was a sin.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Khudokormov's agriculture conglomerate, Prodimex, is a significant trading partner with the European Union, according to US-based trade data aggregator ImportGenius.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Chapter 4 sketches how food production—that is, the growing of food by agriculture or herding, instead of the hunting and gathering of wild foods—ultimately led to the immediate factors permitting Pizarro’s triumph.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




Vocabulary lists containing agriculture


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "agriculture" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com