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

2 of 2

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

Like many inland dikes, the barrier in agricultural fields near the small town of Waddinxveen, east of The Hague, is made of peat that needs to be damp to be strong enough to hold back water. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

But the two men want additional amenities such as pickleball courts or soccer fields that give more people a reason to keep coming back. — Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

That uncertainty is already disrupting lives and businesses across Florida, especially in South Florida, where many Haitian TPS holders work in hospitality and related fields. — Ray Watford, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026

His natural quickness was also on display on local soccer fields and in flag football as a kid. — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

The maize and sunflower still standing in those fields have weeks to go. — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Last year, the district installed the fields at South Broward High in Hollywood, Dillard 6-12 and Deerfield Beach High. — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026

Mahomes has been cleared for Chiefs training camp, which opens Saturday morning with quarterbacks and rookies taking the back fields at Missouri Western State. — Sam McDowell 25, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

Most went on to different fields, but many took their talents to the next level. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 25 July 2026

Verb

In addition to managing contracts for more than 100 homeless service agencies, LAHSA fields teams of outreach workers. — Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Owners might also try to make the installation of grass fields part of an exchange for the addition of an 18th regular-season game and more international games. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

At the World Cup, each country fields a team of all stars, meaning a selection of their best players with a particular nationality, all of whom play professionally for clubs scattered throughout the world. — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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

Phrases Containing fields

• elysian fields