Synonyms for

Farmed

Verb / fɑ:rmd / Another word for farmed — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Farmed means to cultivate land for crops or animals.

Synonyms & similar words

grow produce raise farm cultivated planted tended raised harvested cropped produced reared bred cultured nurtured sowed seeded cultivated fostered grew worked tilled hoed gardened

Synonyms by register

Formal

cultivated husbanded propagated raised

Informal

grown raised bred

Literary

tended nurtured

Antonyms

wild natural unspoiled untamed free-range uncultivated

Common collocations

  • farmed salmon
  • farmed oysters
  • farmed shrimp
  • farmed land
  • farmed animals
  • farmed fish
  • farmed produce

Word family

noun farm
verb farm
adjective farmed
adverb farmedly

Usage note

The word 'farmed' specifically refers to organisms that have been deliberately cultivated or raised, often in controlled environments, for human use or consumption. It contrasts with wild or naturally occurring specimens.

Example sentences

  1. My grandfather farmed on his land for many years.
  2. We need to farm more land to feed everyone.
  3. The family farmed the land for generations.
  4. The farmer farmed different crops each season.
  5. The community farmed together to provide food for the town.

Quotes

  • Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you're a thousand miles from the corn field.
  • Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call her own.
  • Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful, and most noble employment of man.

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