Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun northwestward
1 sense of northwestward
Sense 1
northwest, nor'-west, northwestward, NW -- (the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees)
=> compass point, point -- (any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass")
Antonyms of adj northwestward
1 sense of northwestward
Sense 1
northwestward -- (toward the northwest)
INDIRECT (VIA north) -> south -- (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance")
Similarity of adj northwestward
1 sense of northwestward
Sense 1
northwestward -- (toward the northwest)
=> north (vs. south) -- (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico")
Synonyms of adv northwestward
1 sense of northwestward
Sense 1
northwestward, northwestwardly -- (in a northwestward direction)