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farmland

[fahrm-land] / ˈfɑrmˌlænd /
NOUN
country
Synonyms
STRONGEST
province
STRONG
backwoods boondocks bush countryside farms forests hinterland outback outdoors sticks wilderness wilds woodlands woods
WEAK
back country boonies cow country green belt middle of nowhere up country wide open space
Antonyms
WEAK
city metropolis urbanity
NOUN
field
Synonyms
STRONGEST
garden grassland green ground meadow pasture range terrain territory
STRONG
acreage enclosure glebe lea mead moorland patch plot tillage tract vineyard
WEAK
cropland ranchland
Antonyms
STRONGEST
sky
NOUN
land
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acreage area beach continent country countryside district earth estate field ground home homeland nation parcel plot province ranch real estate region shore soil terrain territory tract
STRONG
acres dirt expanse extent farming grounds holding loam mainland manor purlieu quarry realty sod stretch sweep tillage
WEAK
old sod quinta terra firma
Antonyms
STRONGEST
sky
WEAK
sea

Example Sentences

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Microplastics and nanoplastics are widely known for contaminating oceans, rivers, and farmland.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

To reduce water use and comply with the groundwater law, Arvin-Edison is starting to buy some farmland and leave the fields fallow.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

They provide habitat for red-listed farmland birds such as corn bunting, yellowhammer and linnet, as well as winter food for visiting species including fieldfares and redwings.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

The festival is not going ahead this year so the farmland can be rested.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

“The cost of fertilizer, the cost of renting the farmland, the rent on this house, bad crops for a few years.”

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.