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

5 senses of south

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

Sense 2
Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, Dixieland -- (the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861)
       INSTANCE OF=> geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region -- (a demarcated area of the Earth)

Sense 3
south, due south, southward, S -- (the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees)
       => cardinal compass point -- (one of the four main compass points)

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

Sense 5
south -- (the direction corresponding to the southward 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")

Antonyms of adj south

1 sense of south

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

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)

Similarity of adj south

1 sense of south

Sense 1
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)

Synonyms of adv south

1 sense of south

Sense 1
south, to the south, in the south -- (in a southern direction; "we moved south")