Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun playing_field

2 senses of playing field

Sense 1
playing field -- (the circumstances under which competition occurs; "the government's objective is to insure a genuinely level playing field for American industry and commerce in Europe")
       => circumstance -- (a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity)

Sense 2
playing field, athletic field, playing area, field -- (a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field")
       => tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel -- (an extended area of land)