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

7 senses of north

Sense 1
North -- (the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line)
       INSTANCE OF=> geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region -- (a demarcated area of the Earth)

Sense 2
Union, North -- (the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War); "he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale")
       INSTANCE OF=> United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. -- (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)

Sense 3
north, due north, northward, N -- (the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees)
       => cardinal compass point -- (one of the four main compass points)

Sense 4
north -- (a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city)
       => location -- (a point or extent in space)

Sense 5
north -- (the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal 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 6
north, magnetic north, compass north -- (the direction in which a compass needle points)
       => 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 7
North, Frederick North, Second Earl of Guilford -- (British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792))
       INSTANCE OF=> statesman, solon, national leader -- (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)

Antonyms of adj north

1 sense of north

Sense 1
north (vs. south) -- (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico")

south (vs. north) -- (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance")
        => southbound, southward -- (moving toward the south; "a southbound train")
        => south-central -- (situated in the southern part of a centrally located area in some geographical region; "south-central London")
        => southerly, southern -- (from the south; used especially of wind; "a hot southerly wind"; "southern breezes"; "the winds are southerly")
        => southerly, southern -- (situated in or oriented toward the south; "a southern exposure"; "took a southerly course")
        => southernmost, southmost -- (situated farthest south; "Key West is the southernmost city in the continental United States")
        => southeast, southeastern, southeasterly -- (situated in or oriented toward the southeast)
        => southeasterly, southeast -- (coming from the southeast; "southeasterly breezes")
        => southeastward -- (toward the southeast)
        => southwest, southwestern, southwesterly -- (situated in or oriented toward the southwest)
        => southwesterly, southwest -- (coming from the southwest; "the winds are southwesterly")
        => southwestward -- (toward the southwest)

Similarity of adj north

1 sense of north

Sense 1
north (vs. south) -- (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico")
       => northbound, northward -- (moving toward the north; "the northbound lane"; "we took the north train"; "the northward flow of traffic")
       => north-central -- (situated in the northern part of a centrally located area in some geographical region; "the north-central part of Russia")
       => northerly, northern -- (coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly")
       => northerly, northern -- (situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction")
       => northernmost, northmost -- (situated farthest north; "Alaska is our northernmost state")
       => northeastern, northeasterly, northeast -- (situated in or oriented toward the northeast; "the northeasterly part of the island")
       => northeasterly, northeast -- (coming from the northeast; "northeasterly winds")
       => northeastward -- (toward the northeast)
       => northwestern, northwesterly, northwest -- (situated in or oriented toward the northwest)
       => northwesterly, northwest -- (coming from the northwest; "northwesterly winds")
       => northwestward -- (toward the northwest)

Synonyms of adv north

1 sense of north

Sense 1
north, northerly, northwards, northward -- (in a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!")