Antonyms of noun leeward

2 senses of leeward

Sense 1
leeward -- (the direction in which the wind is blowing)
       Antonym of windward (Sense 1)
      => windward -- (the direction from which the wind is coming)

Sense 2
lee, lee side, leeward -- (the side of something that is sheltered from the wind)
       Antonym of windward (Sense 2)
      => windward -- (the side of something that is toward the wind)

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

2 senses of leeward

Sense 1
leeward -- (the direction in which the wind is blowing)
       => 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 2
lee, lee side, leeward -- (the side of something that is sheltered from the wind)
       => side, face -- (a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf")

Antonyms of adj leeward

1 sense of leeward

Sense 1
leeward (vs. windward) -- (on the side away from the wind; "on the leeward side of the island")

windward (vs. leeward) -- (on the side exposed to the wind; "the windward islands")
        => upwind, weather (prenominal) -- (towards the side exposed to wind)

Similarity of adj leeward

1 sense of leeward

Sense 1
leeward (vs. windward) -- (on the side away from the wind; "on the leeward side of the island")
       => downwind, lee (prenominal) -- (towards the side away from the wind)

Antonyms of adv leeward

1 sense of leeward

Sense 1
leeward, upwind -- (toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward")
       Antonym of windward (Sense 1)
      => windward, downwind -- (away from the wind; "they were sailing windward")

Synonyms of adv leeward

1 sense of leeward

Sense 1
leeward, upwind -- (toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward")