Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun northward
1 sense of northward
Sense 1
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)
Synonyms of adv northwards
1 sense of northwards
Sense 1
north, northerly, northwards, northward -- (in a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!")