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homesteading

[hohm-sted-ing] / ˈhoʊmˌstɛd ɪŋ /
NOUN
emigration
Synonyms
STRONG
colonization crossing defection departure displacement exile exodus expatriation journey leaving march movement peregrination relocation removal resettlement settling shift transplanting travel trek voyage wandering
WEAK
moving reestablishment uprooting
Antonyms
STRONG
arrival entrance
WEAK
arriving immigration remaining
NOUN
farming
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agriculture breeding cultivation culture gardening grazing production ranching
STRONG
agronomy feeding fertilizing gleaning growing harvesting hydroponics landscaping operating reaping seeding threshing tillage
WEAK
agronomics crop-raising geoponics share-cropping soil culture
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destruction
NOUN
immigration
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exodus migration travel
STRONG
colonization crossing defection departure displacement exile expatriation journey leaving march movement peregrination relocation removal resettlement settling shift transmigration transplanting trek voyage wandering
WEAK
moving reestablishment uprooting
Antonyms
STRONG
entrance

Example Sentences

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With an eye for eerie detail, Burke balances the tightly-wound mystery with cinematic descriptions of homesteading life and the occasional moment of beauty as Natalie’s resistance is tested.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Nead: If you think about someone like Bekah Martinez, a former contestant, she does more homesteading content now, and she’s so real and raw.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

McKinnon noted that she loves homesteading and has always wanted to do it, however, her true dream was being on “SNL.”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

They are quietly managing empires and businesses of their own while telegraphing homesteading realness, shielding their own version of a “girlboss” reality.

From Slate • Dec. 2, 2024

I’d rather read the railroad pamphlets, which make homesteading sound as easy as rubbing a magic lamp.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson