Synonyms:
afield
Meaning: off the subject; beyond the point at issue; "such digressions can lead us too far afield"
Synonyms:
afield
Meaning: in or into a field (especially a field of battle); "the armies were afield, challenging the enemy's advance"; "unlawful to carry hunting rifles afield until the season opens"
Synonyms:
afield, abroad
Meaning: far away from home or one's usual surroundings; "looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall
Usage examples
From various attacking positions its beak darts down into the water, but often without result, and it has to go farther afield; then at last it captures a little eel.
This enabled Vincent to carry his mission farther afield, and he determined to visit all the convict prisons in the seaport towns, taking Marseilles as his first station.
But when the resistance is strong, then we must go through a long chain of associations, are taken far afield and must overcome all the difficulties which present themselves as critical objections to the association technique.