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

1 sense of southerly

Sense 1
south wind, souther, southerly -- (a wind from the south)
       => 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 southerly

2 senses of southerly

Sense 1
southerly, southern -- (situated in or oriented toward the south; "a southern exposure"; "took a southerly course")

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
southerly, southern -- (from the south; used especially of wind; "a hot southerly wind"; "southern breezes"; "the winds are southerly")

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 southerly

2 senses of southerly

Sense 1
southerly, southern -- (situated in or oriented toward the south; "a southern exposure"; "took a southerly course")
       => south (vs. north) -- (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance")

Sense 2
southerly, southern -- (from the south; used especially of wind; "a hot southerly wind"; "southern breezes"; "the winds are southerly")
       => south (vs. north) -- (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance")

Synonyms of adv southerly

2 senses of southerly

Sense 1
southerly, southward, southwards -- (toward the south; "the ship turned southerly")

Sense 2
southerly -- (from the south; "a wind blew southerly")