Synonyms of fields

fields 1 of 2

noun

plural of field

1

as in grounds

a small area of usually open land

a field that is the frequent site of neighborhood softball games

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grounds
• tracts
• clearings
• meadows
• plots
• parcels
• lots
• plats
• grasses
• lawns
• commons
• green
• pastures
• grasslands
• crofts
• moors
• glades
• pasturelands
• greenswards
• leas
• heathlands
• heaths

2

as in areas

a region of activity, knowledge, or influence

the first woman to enter the field of medicine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• areas
• domains
• realms
• departments
• spheres
• walks
• specialties
• kingdoms
• elements
• terrains
• disciplines
• circles
• provinces
• arenas
• territories
• studies
• fronts
• games
• subjects
• businesses
• precincts
• lines
• confines
• fiefs
• professions
• frontiers
• bailiwicks
• pursuits
• baronies
• fiefdoms
• firmaments
• demesnes
• scopes
• occupations
• dimensions
• vocations
• subfields
• widths
• turfs
• reaches
• amplitudes
• rackets
• breadths
• sweeps
• extents
• subspecialties
• compasses
• ambits
• kens

3

as in zones

a part or portion having no fixed boundaries

if you set your camera lens to small aperture, the field of sharp focus will be quite large

Synonyms & Similar Words

• areas
• zones
• regions
• corners
• sections
• spaces
• demesnes
• sites
• places
• locations
• localities
• positions
• spots
• locales
• points
• loci

4

as in battlefields

a place where a battle takes place

the field where two mighty armies met and changed the course of history

Synonyms & Similar Words

• battlefields
• battlegrounds
• grounds
• fields of honor
• front lines
• battle lines
• fronts
• bridgeheads
• beachheads
• footholds
• killing fields

5

as in airfields

a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal

Worsham Field in Corpus Christi used to be home to a sizable crop dusting operation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• airfields
• airports
• aerodromes
• airstrips
• airdromes
• air bases
• runways
• heliports
• landing fields
• air parks
• landing strips
• helipads
• jetports
• pads
• launchpads

6

as in expanses

a wide space or area

the cemetery's field of crosses for the war's fallen seemed to stretch to infinity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expanses
• expansions
• sheets
• plains
• lengths
• stretches
• distances
• wastes
• reaches
• depths
• domains
• territories
• breadths
• spheres
• extents
• spreads
• spectra
• scales
• scopes
• extensions
• sweeps
• ranges
• voids
• spans
• latitudes
• magnitudes
• amplitudes
• compasses
• gamuts
• immensities

7

as in actions

active fighting during the course of a war

in the classroom the general had been a brilliant theoretician, but in the field he proved to be a wholly incompetent tactician

Synonyms & Similar Words

• actions
• fires
• battles
• hostilities
• attacks
• services
• combats
• warfares
• operations
• duties
• firefights
• pitched battles

fields

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verb

present tense third-person singular of field

as in addresses

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently

gave the waitress a large tip because she kept smiling as she fielded their many requests

Synonyms & Similar Words

• addresses
• handles
• manipulates
• manages
• treats
• takes
• maneuvers
• negotiates
• contends (with)
• plays
• hacks
• engineers
• swings
• grapples (with)
• copes (with)
• comes to grips with
• has a grip on
• carries out
• controls
• reacts (to)
• gets off
• guides
• jockeys
• commands
• responds (to)
• regulates
• carries off
• finesses
• steers
• brings off
• pulls
• directs
• runs
• micromanages

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fumbles
• messes (up)
• goofs (up)
• botches
• muffs
• scamps
• bungles
• mishandles
• louses up
• foozles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fields

Noun

This means the shortage isn’t limited to highly technical fields. — Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026

Fair wages, safe housing, shade and water in the fields, and reasonable workplace protections should be the floor, not the ceiling. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026

When the Ingallses return home their house is intact but their corn fields are destroyed. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026

Heading west, the terrain softens into the farmland of Skagit Valley, known for its vibrant tulip fields and charming towns like La Conner. — Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2026

The Fields South Haven, Michigan Chic tents set among blueberry fields come with pillow-top beds, wood stoves and perks like bicycle rentals and family-style Supper Club Dinners. — Tree Meinch, Midwest Living, 11 July 2026

Writers and academics have turned—rightly so—to the political problems of compensation, data justice, and the automation of creative fields. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 11 July 2026

Throughout her bachelor’s degree, Chung explored different fields, considering careers in both entrepreneurship and international development. — Rachel Martin, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

The 22-acre property includes an outdoor pool, splash pad and water park, two gymnasiums, multiple fields, indoor track, deck hockey rink, and sand volleyball court, the Y confirmed. — Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026

Verb

Legacy Motor Club also fields the teams of drivers Erik Jones and John Hunter Nemechek. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026

Founded in 1941 by Richard Archbold, a wealthy explorer with ties to Standard Oil, the 20,000-acre facility (including Buck Island Ranch) fields studies of many different wildlife species, but its flagship is an endangered bird, the Scrub Jay. — Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

The Tennessee Poison Center, which fields calls from people exposed to drugs or toxic substances, received more than 60 calls for possible ivermectin poisoning in 2025, the most since 2021. — ABC News, 17 June 2026

He is headed to Bowdoin College, a prestigious academic college in Maine that traditionally fields one of the top tennis teams in NCAA Division III, and hopes to continue balancing tennis with education. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026

The agency fields thousands of calls every year from residents looking for help with medical billing questions. — Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026

The animation section fields five features. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 May 2026

The navy also fields six Osa II missile boats, Pauk-class corvettes, minesweepers and numerous smaller patrol and support craft. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026

Starting the service in 2021 with just three vehicles, the operation now fields 21 vans and sport utility vehicles offering round-the-clock response throughout the region. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026

Phrases Containing fields

• elysian fields