Meanings
plural playing fields · alternative field of play
- figurativelyAny place or context within which competitive activity takes place, such as market competition between companies.
A shake-up of transport taxes is needed to create a 'level green playing field' that better reflects how environmentally damaging each mode of transport is.
2020 August 26, Paul Stephen, “Network News: RDG urges tax revision to aid switch to 'greener' rail”, in Rail, page 16
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA field on which a game, especially a ball game, is played.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna piece of land prepared for playing a game
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian игрище, поле
- игрище (igrište)field on which a game is played
- поле (pole)field on which a game is played
- поле (pole)any place or context of competitive activity
Catalan camp de joc
- camp de jocfield on which a game is played
Czech hřiště
- hřištěfield on which a game is played
Finnish pelikenttä, pelikenttä
- pelikenttäfield on which a game is played
- pelikenttäany place or context of competitive activity
Icelandic leikvöllur
- leikvöllurfield on which a game is played
Māori papa tākaro
- papa tākarofield on which a game is played
Polish boisko, boisko
- boiskofield on which a game is played
- boiskoany place or context of competitive activity
Spanish campo de deportes
- campo de deportesfield on which a game is played
Turkish oyun sahası
- oyun sahasıfield on which a game is played
Cite this entry
playing field. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playing%20field
“playing field.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playing%20field. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “playing field,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playing%20field.
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