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

1 sense of southeaster

Sense 1
southeaster, sou'easter -- (a strong wind from the southeast)
       => wind, air current, current of air -- (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere")

Antonyms of adj southeast

2 senses of southeast

Sense 1
southeasterly, southeast -- (coming from the southeast; "southeasterly breezes")

INDIRECT (VIA south) -> north -- (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico")

Sense 2
southeast, southeastern, southeasterly -- (situated in or oriented toward the southeast)

INDIRECT (VIA south) -> north -- (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico")

Similarity of adj southeast

2 senses of southeast

Sense 1
southeasterly, southeast -- (coming from the southeast; "southeasterly breezes")
       => south (vs. north) -- (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance")

Sense 2
southeast, southeastern, southeasterly -- (situated in or oriented toward the southeast)
       => south (vs. north) -- (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance")

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