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Meaning afield meaning

What does afield mean?

afield

— adverb off the subject; beyond the point at issue such digressions can lead us too far afield

— adverb in or into a field (especially a field of battle) the armies were afield, challenging the enemy's advance unlawful to carry hunting rifles afield until the season opens

— adverb far away from home or one's usual surroundings looking afield for new lands to conquer — R.A.Hall

Synonyms afield synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as afield?

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abroad

aloof

rice paddy

far away

far

beyond

afar

Topics afield topics

What do people use afield to talk about?

States Big Distance

Far

• What words indicate that something is far from something else?
  far far away far off afar far afield far and wide a far cry from far apart far removed distant be distant a long distance in the distance some distance a good distance a ways way off a long way (off) a long ways away a fair way quite a ways nowhere near miles (away) yonder wide of clear off all over asunder at arm's length on the horizon the ends of the earth uttermost parts of the earth