ARABLE Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

arable

adjective

Definition of arable

as in agricultural

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Recent Examples of arable The hum of the highway reached us across an arable field. — Jessi Jezewska Stevens, New Yorker, 8 June 2026 There’s also a fully operational farm with 1,149 arable acres and extensive infrastructure, along with equestrian facilities comprising two professional racing yards, private gallops, numerous paddocks, and a racecourse that was refurbished in 2018. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 May 2026 That this surprisingly moving scene is then revealed to be merely imaginary is another example of the hesitant screenplay’s frustrating tendency not to follow through on the most obviously dramatic consequences of its arable premise. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 18 May 2026 That is another area in which dreams smack into the reality of Cuban state, which owns 80% of all arable land. — Sarah Moreno updated March 24, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for arable

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According to the court filing and statements from their families, both victims were working-class nationals of Trinidad and Tobago who frequently traveled to neighboring Venezuela for fishing and agricultural labor.

— Laura Romero, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
The exterior took its cues from agricultural structures Kirkpatrick had seen on his travels.

— Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of agricultural

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The Tennessee singer-songwriter, actor, and philanthropist hailed from a vanishing class, a 20th-century monocultural phenomenon who attained a household-name status that never lost its luster.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Some of that uptick is the monocultural nature of the game.

— J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026

Definition of monocultural

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Work on the 2025 vintage includes the use of Bouquet, a disease-resistant variety, a choice that is, allegedly, both agronomic and commercial.

— Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
An agronomic guide or a turf guide will provide the optimal mower height for your specific type of grass.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026

Definition of agronomic

Adjective

There is something wonderfully honest and pure about a farm and the agrarian life that is the heritage of many Americans.

— Jeffrey Dungan, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
The winery estate located at 4710 Flying Paster Lane was owned by Trebek for nine years and is known for its sustainable local agriculture and celebration of equestrian, ranch and agrarian lifestyles.

— Libbey Hanson, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of agrarian

Adjective

Connecticut has also seen a boom in backyard growers popping up in suburban neighborhoods with micro-farming businesses becoming more popular.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026
Some of those people may be professional myrmecologists (scientists who specialize in the study of ants) and fourmiculture (ant-farming) enthusiasts.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026

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