Synonyms of cultivates

cultivates

verb

present tense third-person singular of cultivate

1

as in develops

to come to have gradually

cultivated a taste for opera in order to fit in with his new circle of friends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• develops
• acquires
• forms
• gets
• gains
• adopts
• obtains
• embraces
• absorbs
• achieves
• reaches
• promotes
• attains
• takes on
• takes in
• fosters
• nurtures
• nourishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses
• abandons
• forsakes
• rejects
• sheds
• discards
• deserts
• casts
• unloads
• ditches
• dumps
• sloughs
• throws out
• throws away
• flings (off or away)
• jettisons
• scraps
• shucks (off)
• junks

2

as in promotes

to help the growth or development of

cultivated a passion for learning among his students over the years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promotes
• encourages
• nurtures
• fosters
• furthers
• nourishes
• advances
• supports
• incubates
• assists
• forwards
• endorses
• advocates
• upholds
• nurses
• underwrites
• subsidizes
• endows
• advertises
• aids
• champions
• finances
• backs
• funds
• stakes
• works (for)
• patronizes
• boosts
• abets
• campaigns (for)
• publicizes
• touts
• plugs
• agitates (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inhibits
• prevents
• discourages
• hinders
• prohibits
• forbids
• frustrates
• opposes
• proscribes
• enjoins
• counters
• contends (with)
• bans
• suppresses
• combats
• stifles
• bars
• outlaws
• represses
• fights
• subdues
• squashes
• battles
• impedes
• halts
• arrests
• obstructs
• checks
• retards
• interdicts
• interferes (with)
• squelches
• encumbers
• hobbles
• snuffs (out)
• fetters
• shackles
• manacles

3

as in grows

to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care

in an attempt to produce New World counterparts of the wines that he had enjoyed in Europe, Jefferson cultivated several varieties of grapes at Monticello

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grows
• produces
• promotes
• plants
• crops
• raises
• tends
• cultures
• harvests
• propagates
• breeds
• dresses
• rears
• sows
• gathers
• roots
• ripens
• reaps
• gleans
• quickens
• germinates
• sprouts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kills
• plucks
• picks
• pulls (up)
• digs
• uproots
• cuts
• mows
• extirpates
• hays

4

as in plants

to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on

we ought to cultivate the field out back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plants
• harvests
• tends
• farms
• tills
• crops
• reaps
• harrows
• hoes
• sharecrops

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cultivates

This open-mindedness naturally cultivates a more constructive atmosphere, as curiosity encourages exploration and discovery rather than stagnation or resistance. —Rebecca Ahmed, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026

Exposure to museums, live performances and visual arts connects youngsters to the cultural community and cultivates future creatives. —U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026

Owner Roy Diblik, famed for his work with Piet Oudolf at Chicago’s Lurie Garden, cultivates over 300 varieties of perennials, including his award-winning ‘Northwind’ switchgrass. —Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026

Trump cultivates an aura of unpredictability, but his actions betray certain patterns that are discernible to those who know where to look. —Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026

Attendees could also join a breakout session with Run Gen Z, a group that cultivates young Republican candidates for office. —Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026

Far from being confessional, the women of Under a Pannonian Sky present a poetic idiom that cultivates silence and irony, one that is haunted by history and personal tragedy without being beholden to identity. —Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026

Research shows that embracing discomfort cultivates personal growth. —Nir Eyal, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026

There has never been a more powerful case for the liberal arts, a kind of education that cultivates human discernment. —Greg Weiner, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2026