Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun southwest
4 senses of southwest
Sense 1
southwest, sou'-west, southwestward, SW -- (the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees)
=> compass point, point -- (any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass")
Sense 2
Southwest, southwestern United States -- (the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado)
INSTANCE OF=> geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region -- (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Sense 3
southwest -- (the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point)
=> direction -- (the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind")
Sense 4
southwest -- (a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city)
=> location -- (a point or extent in space)
Antonyms of adj southwest
2 senses of southwest
Sense 1
southwesterly, southwest -- (coming from the southwest; "the winds are southwesterly")
INDIRECT (VIA south) -> north -- (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico")
Sense 2
southwest, southwestern, southwesterly -- (situated in or oriented toward the southwest)
INDIRECT (VIA south) -> north -- (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico")
Similarity of adj southwest
2 senses of southwest
Sense 1
southwesterly, southwest -- (coming from the southwest; "the winds are southwesterly")
=> south (vs. north) -- (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance")
Sense 2
southwest, southwestern, southwesterly -- (situated in or oriented toward the southwest)
=> south (vs. north) -- (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance")
Synonyms of adv southwest
1 sense of southwest
Sense 1
southwest, south-west, sou'west -- (to, toward, or in the southwest)