Antonyms of adj downfield

1 sense of downfield

Sense 1
downfield -- (toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field; "he threw to a downfield receiver")

INDIRECT (VIA down) -> up -- (being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up")

Similarity of adj downfield

1 sense of downfield

Sense 1
downfield -- (toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field; "he threw to a downfield receiver")
       => down (vs. up) -- (being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today")

Synonyms of adv downfield

1 sense of downfield

Sense 1
downfield -- (toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field; "he caught the ball and ran downfield 15 yards")