TURF: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TURF?

Need another word that means the same as “turf”? Find 29 synonyms for “turf” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Turf” are: greensward, sod, sward, grass, lawn, horse racing, racing, the racing world, area of influence, sphere of influence, area of activity, sphere of activity, territory, domain, province, preserve, throw out, remove, eject, expel, turn out, fling out, force out, drive out, evict, dislodge, oust, grass over, lay grass on

Turf as a Noun

Definitions of "Turf" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “turf” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Range of jurisdiction or influence.
• Horse racing or racecourses generally.
• An area or sphere of activity regarded as someone's personal territory.
• Peat used for fuel.
• Grass and the surface layer of earth held together by its roots.
• A piece of turf cut from the ground.
• The territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own.
• Surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots.

Synonyms of "Turf" as a noun (16 Words)

area of activity	A particular environment or walk of life.
area of influence	A subject of study.
domain	The content of a particular field of knowledge. His domain extended into Europe.
grass	Ground covered with grass. The farms were mostly given over to grass.
greensward	Surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots. City workers lolling on the greensward.
horse racing	A framework for holding wood that is being sawed.
lawn	A field of cultivated and mowed grass. She was sitting in a deckchair on the lawn.
preserve	Fruit preserved by cooking with sugar. Home made preserves.
province	A principal administrative division of a country or empire. Chengdu capital of Sichuan province.
racing	Any sport that involves competing in races. Cycle racing.
sod	A piece of turf. Underneath the sod was a layer of humus.
sphere of activity	A solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses.
sphere of influence	The apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected.
sward	The upper layer of soil, especially when covered with grass.
territory	(especially in the US, Canada, or Australia) an organized division of a country that is not yet admitted to the full rights of a state. The government was prepared to give up the nuclear weapons on its territory.
the racing world	The sport of engaging in contests of speed.

Usage Examples of "Turf" as a noun

• Each turf was cut and stacked.
• They walked across the springy turf.
• The smell of turf burning on a winter night.
• A turf fire.
• He spent his money gambling on the turf.
• A bureaucracy…chiefly concerned with turf…and protecting the retirement system.
• He did not like poachers on his turf.

Turf as a Verb

Definitions of "Turf" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “turf” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots.
• Cover (a patch of ground) with turf.
• Force (someone) to leave somewhere.

Synonyms of "Turf" as a verb (13 Words)

dislodge	Change place or direction. The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space.
drive out	Force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically.
eject	Leave an aircraft rapidly using an ejection seat or capsule. Plants utilize carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that animals eject.
evict	Expel or eject without recourse to legal process. A single mother and her children have been evicted from their home.
expel	Eliminate (a substance. Eight diplomats were expelled from Norway for espionage.
fling out	Throw or cast away.
force out	Cause to move by pulling.
grass over	Give away information about somebody.
lay grass on	Put into a certain place or abstract location.
oust	Remove and replace. The reformists were ousted from power.
remove	Remove from a position or an office. Remove a threat.
throw out	Cause to be confused emotionally.
turn out	Direct at someone.

Usage Examples of "Turf" as a verb

• The plot of land has been turfed.
• There is a turfed lawn area off the patio.
• They were turfed off the bus.