cultivating

The word “cultivating” has 4 syllables: cul-ti-va-ting

It's pronounced as /ˈkʌl.tɪ.veɪ.tɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for cultivating?

In the thesaurus, “cultivating” has 84 synonyms and 63 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for cultivating along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for cultivating

abetting
absorbing
achieving
acquiring
adopting
advancing
advertising
advocating
aiding
assisting
attaining
backing
boosting
breeding
championing
civilizing
clarifying
cleaning
cropping
culturing
developing
distillation
dressing
elevating
embracing
encouraging
endorsing
endowing
farming
financing
focusing
forming
forwarding
fostering
funding
furthering
gaining
gathering
germinating
getting
gleaning
growing
harrowing
harvesting
hoeing
honing
improving
incubating
indorsing
nourishing
nursing
nurturing
obtaining
patronizing
perfecting
planting
plugging
polishing
producing
promoting
propagating
publicizing
purifying
quickening
raising
reaching
reaping
rearing
ripening
rooting
sharecropping
sharpening
sowing
sprouting
staking
subsidizing
supporting
taking in
taking on
tending
tilling
touting
underwriting
upholding

Antonyms for cultivating

abandoning
arresting
banning
barring
battling
casting
checking
combating
combatting
countering
cutting
deserting
digging
discarding
discouraging
ditching
dumping
encumbering
enjoining
extirpating
fettering
fighting
forbidding
forsaking
frustrating
halting
haying
hindering
hobbling
impeding
inhibiting
interdicting
jettisoning
junking
killing
losing
manacling
mowing
obstructing
opposing
outlawing
picking
plucking
preventing
prohibiting
proscribing
rejecting
repressing
retarding
scrapping
shackling
shedding
sloughing
sluffing
squashing
squelching
stifling
subduing
suppressing
throwing away
throwing out
unloading
uprooting

Meanings of cultivating

verb
1. To grow plants, notably crops.
2. To nurture; to foster; to tend.
3. To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting.

Example Sentences

She is cultivating a garden full of vibrant flowers and vegetables.
The teacher focused on cultivating a love for reading among her students.
They are cultivating relationships with local businesses to expand their network.
The artist spent years cultivating his unique style.
By practicing mindfulness daily, he is cultivating inner peace and resilience.

On this page you'll find 147 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to cultivating, such as: abandoning, abetting, absorbing, achieving, acquiring, adopting, advancing.

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