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

Loulé, about ten minutes away, also has one of the region’s best food markets, as does Olhão, a little further afield. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026

People further afield were killed or injured by flying shrapnel as well as by shells that exploded on impact. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, Bahrain relies heavily on regional visitors, particularly from Saudi Arabia, who have proved more resilient than travelers from further afield. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

Further afield lie a helipad and two private docks to facilitate comings and goings. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2026

But the kitchen has been reconfigured around a Josper charcoal-and-wood oven, and the newer dishes draw from farther afield. — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

The best hunters are those that, over many years afield, have committed to memory mental photographs of habitat that produced and those that did not. — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

Farther afield is the rest of the center, which includes a museum, offices for the Obama Foundation, several basketball courts, a branch of the Chicago Public Library, and a playground. — Kate Wagner, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2026

A bit further afield, but still on the American River, the Auburn Swim Hole is a lovely, and popular, spot. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026