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

4 senses of southwest

Sense 1
southwest, sou'-west, southwestward, SW -- (the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees)
       => compass point, point -- (any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass")

Sense 2
Southwest, southwestern United States -- (the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado)
       INSTANCE OF=> geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region -- (a demarcated area of the Earth)

Sense 3
southwest -- (the direction corresponding to the southwestward 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")

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

Antonyms of adj southwest

2 senses of southwest

Sense 1
southwesterly, southwest -- (coming from the southwest; "the winds are southwesterly")

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
southwest, southwestern, southwesterly -- (situated in or oriented toward the southwest)

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 southwest

2 senses of southwest

Sense 1
southwesterly, southwest -- (coming from the southwest; "the winds are southwesterly")
       => south (vs. north) -- (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance")

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

Synonyms of adv southwest

1 sense of southwest

Sense 1
southwest, south-west, sou'west -- (to, toward, or in the southwest)


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