ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Downfield

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Downfield is an adjective meaning Towards the lower part of a field.

Meaning

Towards the lower part of a field.

More Meanings

  1. (sports) Toward the defending team's end of the playing field.
  2. (chemistry) Describing an NMR resonance at a higher frequency to that of a reference signal.

Example Sentences

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

Synonyms for downfield

Depending on context, synonyms include down.

Antonyms for downfield

Common opposites include upfield.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include down, upfield, deep, high, inside, onfield.

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