Antonyms of adj upwind

1 sense of upwind

Sense 1
upwind, weather (prenominal) -- (towards the side exposed to wind)

INDIRECT (VIA windward) -> leeward -- (on the side away from the wind; "on the leeward side of the island")

Similarity of adj upwind

1 sense of upwind

Sense 1
upwind, weather (prenominal) -- (towards the side exposed to wind)
       => windward (vs. leeward) -- (on the side exposed to the wind; "the windward islands")

Antonyms of adv upwind

2 senses of upwind

Sense 1
leeward, upwind -- (toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward")
       Antonym of downwind (Sense 2)
      => windward, downwind -- (away from the wind; "they were sailing windward")

Sense 2
upwind, against the wind, into the wind -- (in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew upwind")
       Antonym of downwind (Sense 1)
      => downwind -- (with the wind; in the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew downwind")

Synonyms of adv upwind

2 senses of upwind

Sense 1
leeward, upwind -- (toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward")

Sense 2
upwind, against the wind, into the wind -- (in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew upwind")

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