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

1 sense of southwester

Sense 1
southwester, sou'wester -- (a strong wind from the southwest)
       => 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 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")