GEORGIC Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of georgic

as in bucolic

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noun

as in pastoral

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Recent Examples of georgic

Adjective

And so the community would persist, a tableau of georgic calm sealed inside the bottle of a company town. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2020

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Adjective

The building itself is a marvel, along with the dreamy, bucolic setting, laced with ivy, lemon trees, and cascading stone fountains.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
Where to Stay in Litchfield, Connecticut No trip to Litchfield is complete without a stay at the bucolic Mayflower Inn & Spa, Auberge Collection.

— Christina Pérez, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of bucolic

Noun

Debate has persisted regarding churches with women serving in assistant pastoral or preaching roles.

— Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Debate has persisted on where to draw the line regarding churches with women serving in assistant pastoral or preaching roles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 June 2026

Definition of pastoral

Adjective

The argument supporting Measure Z was signed by farmer Blair Voelz, educator Karen Rosenkilde Bayne, former Woodland City Manager Kris Kristensen, business leader Aniek Pflager and agricultural supplier Erik Wilson.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Higher diesel prices – essential to transporting goods and agricultural production – tend to drive up costs across the wider economy and fuel inflation.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of agricultural

Noun

Her works are playful and often ironic, relentlessly experimental and not only genre-bending but form-bending, including Nox (New Directions, 2010), a box containing an accordioned elegy to her estranged brother after his death.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Their books are therefore, in some respects, elegies to a conception of reading and writing which seems to be nearing an end.

— Louis Menand, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of elegy

Adjective

The prolific and acclaimed writer and activist used his liberal beliefs and his agrarian roots in Kentucky to craft novels, poems and essays connecting the natural world to humankind.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Herb and vegetable gardens, fruit trees, wine grapes and beehives add an agrarian dimension.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of agrarian

Noun

Elsewhere, the Knox will have a signature restaurant serving up classic American dishes, as well as an indoor and outdoor salon that’s an ode to European dining.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026
The holiday flavor was an ode to one of Anderson’s earlier childhood memories of chowing down rhubarb sticks dipped in sugar straight from her grandmother’s garden.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of ode

Adjective

Gulf states look to the continent for arable land, critical minerals, political influence, and diversified trade routes.

— Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026
Her parents had drained swamps in order to create arable land and served in the Haganah pre-state military organization.

— Natasha Mozgovaya, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of arable

Noun

People can and should be skeptical about the sonnets written about starting NFL quarterbacks every offseason, when no one is getting sacked and almost everyone looks good.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
The conventions ground the writing as meter and rhyme steady a sonnet.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

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