Synonyms for arena
əˈri nəare·na

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1. sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arenanoun

   a particular environment or walk of life

   "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

   Synonyms:
   study, compass, land, heavens, sphere, demesne, knowledge base, field of study, plain, empyrean, welkin, ambit, sector, range, scope, eye socket, field of operations, country, subject field, reach, flying field, subject area, vault of heaven, celestial sphere, expanse, area, force field, line of business, sphere of influence, theater of operations, battlefield, theatre of operations, orbital cavity, bailiwick, stadium, playing area, field of view, champaign, scene of action, theatre, battleground, airfield, knowledge domain, cranial orbit, world, electron orbit, playing field, theater, discipline, region, firmament, field of operation, field of force, sports stadium, bowl, landing field, subject, domain, field of honor, surface area, domain of a function, field, field of battle, orbit, celestial orbit, athletic field

2. arenanoun

   the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand

   Synonyms:
   sphere, domain, bowl, stadium, field, orbit, scene of action, sports stadium, area

3. stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadiumnoun

   a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

   Synonyms:
   roll, pipe bowl, bowlful, domain, trough, area, bowl, stadium, sphere, field, orbit, scene of action, sports stadium, bowling ball

4. arena, scene of actionnoun

   a playing field where sports events take place

   Synonyms:
   sphere, domain, bowl, stadium, field, orbit, scene of action, sports stadium, area

Matched Categories

1. • Area
   • Environment
   • Playing Field
   • Structure

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1. arenanoun

   Synonyms:
   field, lists, stage, ring, amphitheatre, battle-field, field of battle, scene of action, place of contest

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1. arenanoun

   Synonyms:
   amphitheater, ring, field

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1. List of paraphrases for "arena":

   scene, arene, stage, sand, rink, scenario, field, area, sphere, ring

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1. Charles Krauthammer:

   [ T ] Charles Krauthammer idea that the court should decree that it’s a Constitutional right, something that had been hidden in the Constitution for over a hundred years and that nobody had ever discerned, is simply a way of saying that it has been removed from the democratic arena. It can no longer be debated, all the laws are cancelled, and we are now in a new place, ironically, Ruth Bader Ginsburg who is on the court today once said, before she ascended to the court, that the abortion decision had prevented a stable social settlement of the abortion issue that was headed in the reform direction because it took it out of the political arena.

2. Theodore Roosevelt:

   The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood who strives valiantly who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause who at best, knows the triumph of high achievement and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

3. John Fitzgerald Kennedy:

   The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause who at best, if he wins, knows the thrills of high achievement, and, if he fails, at least fails daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

4. Srully D. Blotnick:

   The fact remains that the overwhelming majority of people who have become wealthy have become so thanks to work they found profoundly absorbing. The long term study of people who eventually became wealthy clearly reveals that their 'luck' arose from accidental dedication they had to an arena they enjoyed.

5. John Kasich:

   You know, we're down to now five people. We're all in the arena, and I will show respect to the person that emerges from that arena. I believe it will be me, but at the end of the day, I'm going to support that person who went through the arena and became the nominee.