Synonyms for in the field
- active
- unavailable
- working
- buried
- employed
- engaged
- engrossed
- hustling
- occupied
- overloaded
- persevering
- slaving
- snowed
- swamped
- already taken
- assiduous
- at it
- diligent
- having a full plate
- having enough on one's plate
- having fish to fry
- having many irons in the fire
- in a meeting
- in conference
- in someone else's possession
- in the laboratory
- industrious
- on assignment
- on duty
- on the go
- tied up
- up to one's ears
- with a customer
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Antonyms for in the field
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
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WORD ORIGIN
"to go out to fight," 16c., from field (n.) in the specific sense of "battlefield" (Old English). The meaning "to stop and return the ball" is first recorded 1823, originally in cricket; figurative sense is from 1902. Related: Fielded; fielding.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR IN THE FIELD
busier
adjectiveengaged, at work- active
- already taken
- assiduous
- at it
- buried
- diligent
- employed
- engaged
- engrossed
- having a full plate
- having enough on one's plate
- having fish to fry
- having many irons in the fire
- hustling
- in a meeting
- in conference
- in someone else's possession
- in the field
- in the laboratory
- industrious
- occupied
- on assignment
- on duty
- on the go
- overloaded
- persevering
- slaving
- snowed
- swamped
- tied up
- unavailable
- up to one's ears
- with a customer
- working
busiest
adjectiveengaged, at work- active
- already taken
- assiduous
- at it
- buried
- diligent
- employed
- engaged
- engrossed
- having a full plate
- having enough on one's plate
- having fish to fry
- having many irons in the fire
- hustling
- in a meeting
- in conference
- in someone else's possession
- in the field
- in the laboratory
- industrious
- occupied
- on assignment
- on duty
- on the go
- overloaded
- persevering
- slaving
- snowed
- swamped
- tied up
- unavailable
- up to one's ears
- with a customer
- working
busy
adjectiveengaged, at work- active
- already taken
- assiduous
- at it
- buried
- diligent
- employed
- engaged
- engrossed
- having a full plate
- having enough on one's plate
- having fish to fry
- having many irons in the fire
- hustling
- in a meeting
- in conference
- in someone else's possession
- in the field
- in the laboratory
- industrious
- occupied
- on assignment
- on duty
- on the go
- overloaded
- persevering
- slaving
- snowed
- swamped
- tied up
- unavailable
- up to one's ears
- with a customer
- working
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.