Synonyms and antonyms of General words for areas of study, interest or activity in British Thesaurus

area (noun)

a particular subject, type of activity etc

field (noun)

a subject that you study, or a type of work that you do

discipline (noun)

education a subject that people study, especially at a university

domain (noun)

a particular area of activity or life

sphere (noun)

a particular area of interest, activity, work etc that is one of many parts of life

specialism (noun)

British an area of special knowledge or skill within a particular subject

territory (noun)

an area of knowledge, study, or experience

scene (noun)

a particular interest or activity, and the people and places that are involved in it

realm (noun)

formal a particular area of knowledge, experience, interest etc

speciality (noun)

a particular part of a wider subject that someone concentrates on or is an expert in

ancillary (noun)

British an extra subject that someone studies at college or university

arena (noun)

the people and activities involved with a particular subject or activity

branch (noun)

a part of a particular area of study or knowledge

line (noun)

a type of work or area of interest

specialism (noun)

British the study of a particular part of a wider subject

speciality (noun)

used about something that is a speciality

specialization (noun)

a particular part of a wider subject that someone studies especially thoroughly

specialty (noun)

American a speciality

study (noun)

a subject that can be studied at a university or college

subject (noun)

education something that you learn or teach in a school, for example English, mathematics, or biology