Synonyms for

Fertile

Verb / ˈfɜ:tʌl / / fɜ:ˈtaɪl / Another word for fertile — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

able to produce crops or babies

Synonyms & similar words

productive fecund prolific rich fat sterile fruitful productive prolific fecund fertile fertilizable fertilized breeding conceivable fertile generative germinal gravid pregnant rich spawned teeming verdant yielding bountiful

Synonyms by register

Formal

prolific fecund fruitful productive

Informal

rich good great

Literary

bountiful teeming generative

Antonyms

barren infertile impoverished sterile unproductive desolate wasteland

Common collocations

  • fertile soil
  • fertile ground
  • fertile imagination
  • fertile crescent
  • fertile mind
  • fertile land
  • fertile period

Word family

noun fertility
adjective fertile
adverb fertility

Usage note

Primarily used to describe land or soil that can produce crops or vegetation. Can also be used metaphorically for abstract concepts like imagination or ideas.

Example sentences

  1. The soil in the garden was very fertile, so the plants grew tall and strong.
  2. The woman was very fertile and had three babies.
  3. The chicken laid many eggs because it was in a fertile environment.
  4. The fish in the pond were very fertile and had many babies.
  5. The farmers land was very fertile, so he grew a lot of vegetables.

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