Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun easterly

1 sense of easterly

Sense 1
east wind, easter, easterly -- (a wind from the east)
       => wind, air current, current of air -- (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere")

Antonyms of adj easterly

2 senses of easterly

Sense 1
easterly, eastern -- (lying in or toward the east; "the east side of New York"; "eastern cities")

INDIRECT (VIA east) -> west -- (situated in or facing or moving toward the west)

Sense 2
easterly, eastern -- (from the east; used especially of winds; "an eastern wind"; "the winds are easterly")

INDIRECT (VIA east) -> west -- (situated in or facing or moving toward the west)

Similarity of adj easterly

2 senses of easterly

Sense 1
easterly, eastern -- (lying in or toward the east; "the east side of New York"; "eastern cities")
       => east (vs. west) -- (situated in or facing or moving toward the east)

Sense 2
easterly, eastern -- (from the east; used especially of winds; "an eastern wind"; "the winds are easterly")
       => east (vs. west) -- (situated in or facing or moving toward the east)

Antonyms of adv easterly

1 sense of easterly

Sense 1
easterly -- (from the east; "the winds blew easterly all night")
       Antonym of westerly (Sense 2)
      => westerly -- (from the west; "the wind blew westerly")

Synonyms of adv easterly

1 sense of easterly

Sense 1
easterly -- (from the east; "the winds blew easterly all night")