take the field

VERB

fight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attack battle challenge clash meet protect resist

STRONG

altercate assault bicker box brawl buck contend dispute duel feud grapple joust oppugn quarrel repel rowdy scrap scuffle skirmish spar strive struggle tiff tilt traverse tug tussle war withstand wrangle wrestle

WEAK

bandy with bear arms brush with carry on war cross swords do battle exchange blows flare-up go to war mix it up ply weapons take all comers take up the gauntlet wage war

Antonyms

STRONG

agree give in make peace surrender yield

WEAK

believe support uphold

Example Sentences

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I want more people playing rugby, rather than being scared to take the field.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Former England captain David Gower paid tribute, saying Bird would be "remembered as one of the best umpires ever to take the field".

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

Players who once languished at the end of the bench for Georgia or Ohio State now leap to programs where they can actually take the field.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

When the Trojans take the field in Eugene, barring some late lineup change, they won’t have a single transfer from 2025 starting on offense.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

But it would take at least a year of recruitment, training, and transportation across the Atlantic before the Americans were ready to take the field in Europe.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

take the field

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