Some day you will have to reap the harvest of your own sowing.
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Harvest
/ˈhɑɹ.vəst/
Synonyms for "harvest" (219 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (44)
Noun(11 words)
cropberry gatheringcapturecarpicatchingscell samplecrawfishcrawfishescrayfishescrop based systemcrop carrying capacity
accumulateacquireaftermathamassassembleautumnbagbe seized ofbearingbinbring inbumper cropby productby-productcachecapturecarvecatchchiselcollect
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Adjective(2 words)
agricultural outputagricultural produce
Verb(1 words)
collect water
Strong matches (66)
Noun(18 words)
crop herbscroppingcultivatecutcuttingderivationderivativederivedevelopmentdigdistillatedrag downdrawearneffectenter into possessioneventeventualityeventuationextract
Related words (109)
Noun(41 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: crop, accumulate, acquire, aftermath, agricultural output.
- Sentence evidence is available for harvest, 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 "harvest".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "harvest"
Keep "harvest" 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 "harvest" 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 "harvest", 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 "harvest" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
33 entriesShowing 16 of 33 words.
More specific
14 entriesCollocations
11 entriesannual harvestcorn harvestcrop yieldfruit harvestgrain harvestharvest cropsharvest dataharvest energyharvest profitsharvest seasonharvest wheat
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
43 translations across 32 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- حَصَاد noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- biçin vaxtı noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Bulgarian
1 entries- жъ́тва noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Catalan
1 entries- collita noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Czech
2 entries- sklizeň noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
- žně noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Danish
1 entries- høst noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Dutch
1 entries- oogsttijd noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Egyptian
1 entries- S:N35B-U9 noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Finnish
1 entries- sadonkorjuuaika noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
French
1 entries- récolte noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Galician
3 entries- colleita noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
- sega noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
- seitura noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Georgian
4 entries- ალოობა noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
- თიბვა-მკის ალო noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
- მკა noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
- მკის ალო noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌽𐍃 noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Greek
1 entries- θέρος noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Hebrew
1 entries- אָסִיף noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Hungarian
1 entries- aratás noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Italian
1 entries- stagione della mietitura noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Macedonian
1 entries- жетва noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Malagasy
1 entries- hasotry noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Māori
1 entries- kotinga noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- innhøstning noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Eifst noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Polish
1 entries- żniwa noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Portuguese
1 entries- colheita noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Russian
1 entries- страда́ noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- žȅtva noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
- же̏тва noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Spanish
1 entries- cosecha noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Swedish
1 entries- skördetid noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Tamil
1 entries- அறுவடை காலம் noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Ukrainian
2 entries- жни́во noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
- жнива́ noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Vietnamese
1 entries- mùa gặt noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Zazaki
2 entries- xesat noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
- çinayış noun (season of gathering the ripened crop)
Sample sentences
24 total sentences available.
In the fall we harvest our summer crops.
Source: tatoeba (22919)
A festival is held at the rice harvest.
Source: tatoeba (27171)
The apple harvest will soon come.
Source: tatoeba (31623)
Showing 4 of 24 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "harvest"?
Closest matches include crop, accumulate, acquire, aftermath, agricultural output.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "harvest"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.