tilled

Worked the earth

Tilled describes soil that has been prepared for planting by turning, breaking up, and loosening the earth.

Land that has been tilled is ready to receive seeds: The freshly tilled fields stretched toward the horizon.

The opposite of tilled ground is fallow or untilled land left unworked.

farming

plowed

Turned soil for sowing

seeded · planted · sown · irrigated · fertilized · harvested · weeded · hoed · disked · mulched

equipment

tractor

Agricultural pulling vehicle

rototiller · disk · plowshare · sower · hoe · spade · scythe · baler · combine · moldboard

soil-preparation

seedbed

Prepared ground for sprouting

  • furrowNarrow trench in earth
  • loamFertile soil mixture
  • topsoilNutrient-rich surface earth

earthed · broke · ridged · bedded · worked · conditioned · amended · enriched · crumbled · friable

farmland

field

Area of specialty

arable · paddock · paddy · terrace · vineyard · meadow · pasture · headland · farmland · rangeland

Categories
Opposites
soil cultivation status

tilleduntilled

Not yet cultivated

unplowed · unbroken · uncultivated · unworked · undisturbed

land use and productivity

tilledfallow

Unplanted field recovering

abandoned · neglected · overgrown · uncultivated · unfarmed

Phrases
Family

till, tiller, tilling, tills, tillage, tillers, untilled, tillable, tillerman

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G