Synonyms for in the field
adj engaged, at work- 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
Antonyms for in the field
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
busiest
adjective. engaged, 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
adjective. engaged, 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.
Word Origin & History
"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.