Crop

/kɹɒp/

Synonyms for "crop" (332 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (67)

Strong matches (99)

Related words (166)

Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: harvest, abbreviate, abdomen, abomasum, abridge.
  • Sentence evidence is available for crop, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
  • Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.

Synonym selection checklist

  • Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
  • Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
  • Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "crop".
  • Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "crop"

Keep "crop" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.

If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.

Replacement workflow

1. Preserve meaning

Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "crop" intact in the sentence you are editing.

2. Tune tone

Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.

3. Re-read context

Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.

Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.

Final fit check

After choosing a replacement for "crop", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.

If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "crop" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

37 entries

Showing 16 of 37 words.

More specific

17 entries
barleycenter cropcornemergeface cropgleanlandscape croplotpareproduction runreapricesetsnipsurfacetrim

Showing 16 of 17 words.

Collocations

12 entries
cash cropcrop a photocrop fieldcrop rotationcrop the fieldcrop the hedgecrop the imagecrop upcrop yieldfood cropgrain cropimage cropping

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

4 entries

similar

6 entries

Translations

21 translations across 12 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries
  • кастря verb (remove top part)

Catalan

1 entries
  • retallar verb (remove top part)

Finnish

1 entries
  • leikata verb (remove top part)

Galician

2 entries
  • esbicar verb (remove top part)
  • espuntar verb (remove top part)

German

3 entries
  • enthaupten verb (remove top part)
  • köpfen verb (remove top part)
  • kürzen verb (remove top part)

Italian

4 entries
  • ridimensionare verb (remove top part)
  • rimuovere verb (remove top part)
  • ritagliare verb (remove top part)
  • tagliare verb (remove top part)

Middle English

1 entries
  • croppen verb (remove top part)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • podar verb (remove top part)

Romanian

3 entries
  • culege verb (remove top part)
  • cultiva verb (remove top part)
  • recolta verb (remove top part)

Russian

2 entries
  • обреза́ть verb (remove top part)
  • среза́ть verb (remove top part)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • buain verb (remove top part)

Swedish

1 entries
  • beskära verb (remove top part)

Sample sentences

30 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Because of the difference in climate, the same crop is not cultivated in both the northern and the eastern parts of the country.

Source: tatoeba (20330)

We will crop the field with cotton this year.

Source: tatoeba (23174)

The rice crop is already in.

Source: tatoeba (27172)

Unusually low temperatures account for the poor rice crop this year.

Source: tatoeba (28176)

Showing 4 of 30 available sentences.

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "crop"?

Closest matches include harvest, abbreviate, abdomen, abomasum, abridge.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "crop"?

Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.

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