Synonyms for husbandry
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Agriculture
agriculture, farming, cultivation, tillage, geoponics, thremmatology
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The prudent management or conservation of resources.
- n. 2
The occupation or work of a husbandman or farmer; the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock; agriculture.
Related words
- Word family
- husband husbandman
Forms
- Plural
- husbandries → agricultures, farmings, cultivations, tillages…
Choose the right word
Husbandry is a general word for any form of practical agriculture, but is now chiefly poetical.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- agriculture Algeria has a favorable geography for agriculture.
- farming Sami grew up in a remote farming village in Egypt.
- cultivation Plants are formed with cultivation, humans with education.
- frugality Frugality with diligence builds houses like castles.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| husbandry | falling | |
| agriculture | falling | |
| farming | falling | |
| cultivation | falling | |
| tillage | falling | |
| frugality | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- thrift1
- 7 letters
- economy4, farming2, tillage2
- 8 letters
- agronomy4
- 9 letters
- frugality4, geoponics
- 11 letters
- agriculture4, cultivation4
- 13 letters
- thremmatology
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (economy4 = 4 syllables).