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Synonyms for field

Most common

area arena realm sphere ground pitch line of business industry

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Area — any of various figurative meanings, often dead metaphors. Any of certain structures serving cognition. A…

area, arena, domain, realm, sphere, region, department, surface, scope, expanse, province, orbit, orb, jurisdiction

2. Ground

ground, course, pitch, court

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Any of various figurative meanings, often dead metaphors. Any of certain structures serving cognition. A domain of study, knowledge or practice.

    He was an expert in the field of Chinese history.

  2. n. 2

    A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.

    There are several species of wild flowers growing in this field.

  3. n. 3

    A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country. The open country near or belonging to a town or city.

  4. n. 4

    A wide, open space that is used to grow crops or to hold farm animals, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge or other barrier.

    A crop circle was made in a corn field.

Forms

Plural
fields → areas, arenas, domains, realms…

Example sentences

  • area He centered his business on the metropolitan area.
  • arena The Coliseum was the former arena in ancient Rome.
  • realm Edmundo entered the demon realm through the gate.
  • sphere From the sphere emanated some kind of strange glow.
  • ground In Singapore, it is a crime to spit on the ground.
  • pitch He listened to my pitch, so he must be interested.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
fieldfalling
areafalling
arenarising
realmrising
spheresteady
groundsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
box1, orb1
4 letters
area3, room1
5 letters
court1, study2, range1, scene1, pitch1, arena3, scope1, realm1, orbit2
6 letters
course1, ground1, region2, battle2, domain2, sphere1, meadow2
7 letters
subject2, surface2, expanse2
8 letters
industry3, province2, airfield2
9 letters
bailiwick3
10 letters
department3, discipline3
12 letters
jurisdiction4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (area3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
champ
Italiano
campo
Español
campo
Deutsch
Feld
Català
camp