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field

[feeld] / fild /
NOUN
open land that can be cultivated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
farmland garden grassland green ground meadow pasture range terrain territory
STRONG
acreage enclosure glebe lea mead moorland patch plot tillage tract vineyard
WEAK
cropland ranchland
Antonyms
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sky
NOUN
persons taking part in competition
Synonyms
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competition
STRONG
applicants candidates competitors contestants entrants entries nominees participants possibilities runners
NOUN
sphere of influence, activity, interest, study
Synonyms
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area department environment job line province range region terrain territory work
STRONG
avocation bailiwick bounds calling champaign circle compass confines demesne discipline domain dominion jurisdiction limits margin occupation orbit precinct purview racket reach scope speciality specialty sweep thing vocation walk weakness
WEAK
cup of tea long suit métier
Antonyms
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entertainment fun
STRONG
hobby pastime
NOUN
arena with special use, as athletics
Synonyms
STRONGEST
course court golf course green park range stadium terrain track turf
STRONG
amphitheater battlefield circuit diamond fairground gridiron grounds lot playground racecourse rink theater
WEAK
landing strip playing area race track
VERB
catch a hit or thrown object
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deflect handle pick up retrieve
STRONG
cover hold occupy patrol play return stop
WEAK
deal with turn aside
Antonyms
STRONG
abandon ignore

Example Sentences

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Athletic Club could field teams of one-club players past and present, but they only give the award to retired players from other clubs.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Recent years have given lone inventors a new tool that could at least partly level the playing field: artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Kendra Nelson walked to begin the game, then Gonzales lined an inside pitch deep over the fence in left field to make it 2-0.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

FDEs would send their front-line code back to centralized product engineers, who would repackage the field solutions into generalizable tools for future use.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

We were to tiptoe through history like soldiers walking through a land-mine-riddled field where one misstep could cost you life and limb.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.