Synonyms of fielding

fielding

verb

present participle of field

as in handling

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

• handling
• managing
• addressing
• manipulating
• taking
• negotiating
• treating
• playing
• maneuvering
• swinging
• coping (with)
• grappling (with)
• contending (with)
• hacking
• coming to grips with
• pulling
• engineering
• having a grip on
• jockeying
• controlling
• carrying out
• steering
• guiding
• directing
• regulating
• getting off
• commanding
• carrying off
• finessing
• responding (to)
• running
• reacting (to)
• bringing off
• micromanaging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fumbling
• bungling
• botching
• mishandling
• muffing
• messing (up)
• goofing (up)
• lousing up
• scamping
• foozling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fielding

Even in scenes outside Sonny’s perspective, Ellen still looks like not-quite-Connie Britton, fielding suspicious phone calls and making covert trips to the bank. — Alison Herman, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026

Expect Etienne to be the team’s starting punt and kick returner, with sure-handed wideout David Moore fielding punts in certain situations. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026

Rather, the factors driving the current redesign include tightening budgets and difficulties fielding enough workers to do so many in-person interviews — which was affected last year by a federal hiring freeze. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

José Ramírez’s mental mistake and fielding error cost Cleveland in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series, a day after his bat helped boost the Guardians to an opening win. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Suzuki made a significant improvement in defense this season, recording a +8 fielding run value in 2026, after a negative rating in his first four seasons. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

The GroundBreaker 1 selection comes as the Department of War places increasing emphasis on rapidly fielding autonomous and robotic systems capable of operating alongside warfighters. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

If Washington, Arizona State, and Georgia Tech all finish with six or seven losses each this season, their respective coaches likely won't be fielding many calls when high-level jobs come open in November. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Paramount will have one of it most profitable years in more than 15 years, but that’s come more from trimming costs than fielding blockbusters. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026