Definitions

in left field

ADJECTIVE

quirky

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bizarre idiosyncratic odd off-the-wall peculiar strange unconventional unusual wacky weird

WEAK

far-out freakish freaky kinky out of the ordinary outre unorthodox way-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common familiar normal regular standard usual

WEAK

conventional

Example Sentences

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JJ has become an important part of his team, starting in left field while batting No. 9 in the order.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

“Teo played the season last year in left field, so we’ve shown that we can win a championship with him in left field,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

And as a result, tough decisions could loom in left field, at second base and in the bullpen — forcing the issues for a number of players at various spots on the roster.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

Pages put the Dodgers in front to stay in the third Monday, driving a 102-mph fastball from Hunter Greene into the bullpen in left field.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2025

And her mother had said, “Ha! Your father is so far off in left field that he wouldn’t recognize love if it stood up in his soup and sang.”

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo

in left field

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