AFIELD Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

afield

adverb

ə-ˈfēld

Definition of afield next

as in wrong

off the desired or intended path or course how did we get so far afield from the subject we intended to discuss?

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Recent Examples of afield Some Next Pro clubs play in the same venue as their first teams, while others play further afield. —

Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 Apr. 2026 Farther afield, Lake Willoughby sits in the Northeast Kingdom and Spruce Lake anchors the southern part of the state. —

Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026 While beloved tourist stops like the boardwalk and Broadway at the Beach are worth a visit, venture farther afield to quieter stretches like Surfside Beach or explore lush spaces like Brookgreen Gardens. —

Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026 In my view, forays far afield — for all seasons and all reasons —have led to systematic errors in the conduct of macroeconomic policy. —

Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for afield

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Adverb

For our first date, the guy picked a fancy steakhouse; however, things started to go wrong quickly.

— Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
There are many ways for things to go wrong, given the number of parties involved, from surrogates and intended parents to fertility clinics, attorneys, and escrow agencies.

— Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026