Synonyms of fief

fief

noun

ˈfēf 

as in area

a region of activity, knowledge, or influence

the logistics of the relief effort is the director's fief

Synonyms & Similar Words

• area
• domain
• realm
• department
• element
• kingdom
• walk
• field
• sphere
• province
• barony
• territory
• terrain
• fiefdom
• specialty
• circle
• demesne
• bailiwick
• precinct
• arena
• discipline
• business
• game
• front
• firmament
• study
• subject
• line
• confine
• profession
• frontier
• occupation
• pursuit
• scope
• vocation
• turf
• racket
• extent
• amplitude
• width
• compass
• reach
• ambit
• sweep
• ken
• subspecialty
• breadth
• subfield
• dimension(s)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fief

Opération des forces de l’ordre à Bas-Delmas, fief du chef de gang Babekyou, avec utilisation de drones kamikazes. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026

Penn has long been a station divided, carved up into fiefs occupied and maintained by railroads whose managers constantly compete for authority and resources. — New York Times, 12 Nov. 2025

This Shangri-la hidden in the folds of the Himalayas was a pugilistic hodgepodge of Buddhist fiefs until unification as a nation in the 17th century. — By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025

Syria’s many minorities The immediate post-Assad threat is that Syria might collapse into separate militia fiefs or into another civil war. — Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024