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

The initiative is expected to bring 750 jobs to the region across fields including quantum computing, cybersecurity and data science. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026

What readers are saying The conversation explores the challenges and frustrations faced by job seekers, particularly in fields impacted by AI and automation. — Adeline Von Drehle, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026

The film follows the physical supply chain that keeps AI running, starting at quartz mines in the Appalachians and moving on to Taiwan’s chip plants, Chile’s lithium fields, the cables that run under the sea and the click-workers of Kenya. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

Flat fields, which depict a uniform light background, help correct for defects caused by telescope optics, dust spots, and variations in pixel sensitivity. — IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026

Perhaps the map on the frontispiece is not just an aid for reading, but a suggestion that the book itself is a kind of guide, showing us a path toward a tolerance and civic engagement that seem as threatened as Grouse County’s fields and farms. — Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026

Usually the fields to hold that information already exist and simply went unused, so the fix is migration and editorial discipline, not a rebuild. — Jonathan Stewart, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Apart from Cronos, there are six other natural gas deposits found within Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone that are being considered for development, including ExxonMobil’s Glaucus and Pegasus fields situated south of Cronos. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Users can create forms or complete existing ones using text fields, checkboxes, and other elements. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Verb

At 31, Randle fields questions from younger players about Kobe Bryant, whose example helped shape his early years with the Los Angeles Lakers. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

David Moore, who fields the short-field punts precisely because he’s supposed to be sure-handed, muffed one. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026

Chicago White Sox left fielder Sam Antonacci (17) watches as shortstop Chase Meidroth (10) fields a ground ball and tags second base in the tenth inning of a game against the Cleveland Guardians at Rate Field on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. — Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Tony Stewart Racing made its NHRA debut in 2022 and fields entries for Hagan and Pruett. — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

In addition to managing contracts with more than 100 homeless service agencies, LAHSA fields teams of outreach workers. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

No one fields more questions about cruises than a travel advisor. — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2026

For the Denton team, the case was an unusual one, but not entirely out of the ordinary for a shelter that fields all kinds of calls. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

The fire department fields about 15,000 calls a year, many of them resulting in an emergency transport to a hospital. — Jonny Williams, The Providence Journal, 10 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing fields

• elysian fields