reap | Definition of reap

Synonyms and Antonyms of reap

1 to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use

my great-grandfather had to reap the wheat on his family farm with a hand scythe

Synonyms of reap

gather, harvest, pick

Words Related to reap

clam, fish, seal, shrimp, whale

accumulate, forage, garner

bag, capture, hunt, net, snare, trap

crop, grow, raise

Near Antonyms of reap

plant, seed, sow

2 to receive as return for effort

if you continue to work hard at musicianship, you will reap the rewards of being a concert pianist

Synonyms of reap

acquire, attain, bag, bring in, capture, carry, come by, draw, earn, gain, garner, get, knock down, land, make, obtain, procure, pull down, realize, secure, win

Words Related to reap

clear, gross, net

accomplish, achieve, notch (up), score

accumulate, amass, draw, rack up

annex, occupy, take over

reacquire, reattain, recapture, regain, remake

Near Antonyms of reap

accord, give, grant, pay

give up, hand over, part (with), relinquish, surrender, yield

Antonyms of reap