/ Thesaurus / F Synonyms of field goal Find synonyms for: Noun1. field goal, scoreusage: a score in American football; a score made by kicking the ball between the opponents' goal posts2. basket, field goal, scoreusage: a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoopWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: immense Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language