downfield

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adjective

Towards the lower part of a field.

“He stole an occasional glance as the mule again worked its way downfield.”

Similar
down
Opposite
upfield
OriginEnglish field ← Middle English feld ← Old English feld →
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Meanings

adjectivedownfield (comparative further downfield or farther downfield, superlative furthest downfield or farthest downfield)

comparative further downfield · comparative farther downfield · superlative furthest downfield · superlative farthest downfield

  1. Towards the lower part of a field.
  2. hobbiesToward the defending team's end of the playing field.
  3. chemistryDescribing an NMR resonance at a higher frequency to that of a reference signal.
adverbdownfield (comparative further downfield or farther downfield, superlative furthest downfield or farthest downfield)

comparative further downfield · comparative farther downfield · superlative furthest downfield · superlative farthest downfield

  1. Towards the lower part of a field.

    He stole an occasional glance as the mule again worked its way downfield.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
upfield
Opposite
upfield

adjectivelocated at, or relatively closer to, the defending team's end of the playing field

Similar
down
Also see
down

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishdown-
  2. Proto-Germanic*felþuz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*felþu
  4. Old Englishfeld
  5. Middle Englishfeld
  6. Englishfield
  7. Englishdownfield

From down- + field.

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Cite this entry
APA

downfield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downfield

MLA

“downfield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downfield. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downfield,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downfield.

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