50 Examples of Semantic Field

Semantic Field

A semantic field is a group of words whose meanings are related to each other. For example, the semantic field of sports can be:soccer, tennis, basketball, swimming.

The elements that are within the same semantic field have common semantic features, that is, they share a nucleus of meaning.

Each word belongs to several semantic fields at the same time. For example, cow is part of the semantic field farm With hen, barn, windmill. At the same time, can integrate the semantic field of vertebrates, quadruped or ruminant.

Semantic field types

Examples of semantic fields

1. Weekdays. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday. (Closed and linear)
2. Farm animals. Horse, cow, rooster, hen, chicks, pig. (Open)
3. Furniture in a house. Lamp, bedside table, coffee table, library, armchair. (Open)
4. Times of the day. Morning, noon, afternoon, night, midnight. (Linear)
5. Argentine rock bands. Paranoid mice, Almendra, Sui Generis, Lice, Babasónicos, Soda Stereo, Serú Girán. (Open)
6. Members of the Beatles. Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison. (Closed)
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7. Clothing. Jacket, hat, tie, pants, shirt, belt, shirt, vest, jacket. (Open)
8. Capitals. Buenos Aires, Lima, Santiago de Chile, Washington, Budapest, Paris, Madrid, Vienna, Prague. (Open)
9. Dry wet. (Antonym)
10. Cereals. Sorghum, corn, wheat, oats, rye. (Open)
11. Art. Painting, landscape, Renoir, painter, brush, frame, frame, acrylic, bench, surrealism, palette, Miró. (Associative)
12. Months. January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. (Linear)
13. Footwear. Shoe, slippers, sandals, flip flops, boots, clogs, flip flops. (Open)
14. Seasons. Autumn winter spring Summer. (Closed)
15. Fruit. Banana, apple, strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, pear, lime, lemon, plum, papaya. (Open)
16. Cold hot. (Antonyms)
17. School. Planisphere, blackboard, classroom, benches, chairs, notebooks, teacher, chalk, students, exam, lesson, globe, laboratory, overalls. (Associative)
18. Humidity. Dry, wet, wet, soggy. (Gradual)
19. Peace war. (Antonyms)
20. Literature. Julio Cortázar, Franz Kafka, Joseph Conrad, Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald. (Open)
21. Fishes. Fish food, fish tank, net, algae, fish, water, lamp, pebbles, pet, carp, Nemo. (Associative)
22. Stages of life. Fetus, baby, child, adolescent, adult, old man. (Linear)
23. Parts of a car. Wheel, motor, door, horn, brakes, clutch, gear lever, seats, seat belt, trunk. (Open)
24. Circus. Carp, clown, juggling, magician, pirouettes, audience, juggling. (Associative)
25. Love Hate. (Antonyms)
26. Wind instruments. Traverse flute, harmonica, recorder, saxophone, trumpet, clarinet. (Open)
27. Continents. Antarctica, Asia, America, Europe, Africa, Oceania. (Closed)
28. Kitchen. Fork, flour, eggs, bowl, milk, sugar, whisk, cake, dessert, counter, sweet, chocolate, dulce de leche. (Associative)
29. Greek gods. Zeus, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Apollo, Ares, Hera, Athena. (Open)
30. Vegetables. Potato, sweet potato, pumpkin, onion, cucumber, chard, spinach, corn, carrot. (Open)
31. Dairy products. Milk, butter, ice cream, cream, yogurt, cheese. (Open)
32. Countries. Argentina, Spain, Egypt, Norway, China, Afghanistan, Australia, Chile, Nepal, Paraguay, New Zealand. (Closed)
33. Alphabet letters. A, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, ñ, o, pq, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z. (Linear, closed)
34. Park. Grass, bench, handrail, merry-go-round, butterflies, trees, shade, picnic, ball, children, skates. (Associative)
35. Cookware. Knife, fork, spoon, teaspoon, whisk, can opener, potato peeler. (Open)
36. Cakes. Pancake, cheese cake, chocolate volcano, flan, ice cream, lemon mousse, strawberry cake, bread pudding, lemon pie. (Open)
37. European cities. Toulouse, Barcelona, ​​Venice, Prague, Warsaw, Girona, Saint Petersburg, Krakow, Frankfurt. (Closed)
38. Argentine writers. Julio Cortázar, Jorge Luis Borges, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Roberto Arlt, Ricardo Piglia, Abelardo Castillo. (Open)
39. Hollywood actors. Brad Pitt, Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta Jones, Sandra Bullock, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Douglas. (Open)
40. Argentine films. The secret from his eyes, Waiting for the float, The illustrious citizen, Nine queens, The truce, The official story. (Open)
41. Team sports. Soccer, basketball, volleyball, handball, baseball. (Open)
42. Rainbow colors. Red, yellow, orange, cyan, purple, blue, green. (Closed)
43. Big small. (Antonym)
44. Pochoclos, cinema, movie, seats, Tarantino, musical band, horror, actor, tickets, Oscar, suspense. (Associative)
45. Family members: uncles, cousin, grandmother, grandson, father, brother, son, father, nephew, aunt, great-granddaughter. (Open)
46. Cute / Ugly. (Antonym)
47. Rock bands. U2, The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Doors. (Open)
48. Raw / Cooked. (Antonyms)
49. Spanish authors: Arturo Pérez Reverte, Almudena Grandes, Fernando Aramburu, Miguel de Cervantes, Francisco de Quevedo, Lope de Vega.
50. Protagonists of Friends: Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler, Ross. (Closed).
51. Italian cities: Rome, Venice, Florence, Naples, Milan, Verona. (Closed)
52. Films. The lion king, Back to the future, Cinema Paradiso, In the name of the father, Nine queens, My poor little angel, Dumbo. (Open)
53. Names of women. Florencia, Flavia, Rosaura, Daniela, Ana, Paula, Marcela. (Open)
54. Music. Nirvana, guitar, grunge, Pearl Jam, bass, Rock, Kurt Cobain, Nevermind, drums, recital. (Associative)
55. Humid dry. (Antonyms)
56. Vertebrates. Cow, zebra, horse, rhino, donkey, lion, dog, tiger, elephant, human. (Open)
57. Opened closed. (Antonyms)
58. Subjects. Geography, history, language, mathematics, biology, computing, English, French. (Open)
59. Languages. English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic. (Open)
60. Movie theater. Director, film, sound, lights, script, protagonist, editing, screenwriter, camera, cast. (Associative)