Synonyms of afield

afield

adverb

ə-ˈfēld 

as in wrong

off the desired or intended path or course

how did we get so far afield from the subject we intended to discuss?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrong
• astray
• awry
• badly
• incorrectly
• amiss
• mistakenly
• improperly
• wrongly
• inappropriately
• inadequately
• insufficiently
• faultily
• unpromisingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• well
• right
• perfectly
• favorably
• aright
• properly
• rightly
• correctly
• appropriately
• suitably
• auspiciously
• promisingly
• fittingly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of afield

Should cabin fever somehow strike, the hotel can arrange adventures further afield, from whale-watching and boat trips along the Costa Del Sol coast to private hikes through the Andalusian mountains and even cheesemaking at a local goat farm. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

Season 1 was a ratings hit and the second travels further afield to open with a daring operation on the Mont St Michel, with other locations including the Musée d’Orsay, Centre Pompidou and Montparnasse Tower. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

But some of the megarocket launches will send Ship farther afield — to the moon and Mars, for example. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Related Stories The film, from Hong Kong director Rosa Pang, revisits Wong, the singer-songwriter who drove Beyond creatively and whose songs shaped a generation of Cantonese-speaking listeners in Hong Kong and further afield. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026

And over the years, some of my favorite lounge experiences have been farther afield, including Cathay Pacific’s lounges in Hong Kong and Emirates’ sprawling lounge setup in Dubai. — Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026

Debris that appeared to be from a Chinese ballistic missile found in Yemen pointed to the growing use of Beijing’s military hardware in conflicts far afield, which may raise worries in the US. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Tuscany has been home to clay pits revered for fine terra-cotta wine vessels used for production and storage since the time of the Etruscans, and many wineries still use local clay in addition to venturing further afield in Italy and Europe. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2026

College football won’t be the same in Evanston after this place opens, regardless of how many games Northwestern wins or loses, and that might be true a lot further afield, too. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026