Showing synonyms for in the field

in the field

ADJECTIVE

busy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

active unavailable working

STRONG

buried employed engaged engrossed hustling occupied overloaded persevering slaving snowed swamped

WEAK

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

STRONGEST

idle

STRONG

inactive unoccupied

WEAK

lazy quiet unbusy unemployed unengaged

Example Sentences

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“There is still some controversy in the field, but I think generally the consensus is — and I certainly believe — that sperm counts are declining,” Eisenberg said.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Each year, prominent designers in the field guide upperclassmen through the process of creating a runway-ready garment, refining and improving pieces through a series of fittings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

"It was the first time that they sent cameramen all over the world to capture images of animal behaviour in the field," he explains.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The findings were published in The Lancet Psychiatry, a leading journal in the field.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

We put all the young ones in the field, figuring they had the energy to actually run after any ball that might find its way out there.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

in the field

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