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

8 senses of west

Sense 1
West, Occident -- (the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America)
       INSTANCE OF=> region -- (a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions")

Sense 2
west, due west, westward, W -- (the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees)
       => cardinal compass point -- (one of the four main compass points)

Sense 3
West, western United States -- (the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River)
       INSTANCE OF=> geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region -- (a demarcated area of the Earth)

Sense 4
west -- (the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal 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 5
West, Rebecca West, Dame Rebecca West, Cicily Isabel Fairfield -- (British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983))
       INSTANCE OF=> writer, author -- (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 6
West, Mae West -- (United States film actress (1892-1980))
       INSTANCE OF=> actress -- (a female actor)
       INSTANCE OF=> comedienne -- (a female comedian)

Sense 7
West, Benjamin West -- (English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820))
       INSTANCE OF=> painter -- (an artist who paints)

Sense 8
west -- (a location in the western part of a country, region, or city)
       => location -- (a point or extent in space)

Antonyms of adj west

1 sense of west

Sense 1
west (vs. east) -- (situated in or facing or moving toward the west)

east (vs. west) -- (situated in or facing or moving toward the east)
        => eastbound, eastward -- (moving toward the east; "eastbound trains")
        => easterly, eastern -- (from the east; used especially of winds; "an eastern wind"; "the winds are easterly")
        => easterly, eastern -- (lying in or toward the east; "the east side of New York"; "eastern cities")
        => eastern -- (lying toward or situated in the east; "the eastern end of the island")
        => easternmost, eastmost -- (farthest to the east)
        => eastside -- (of the eastern part of a city e.g. Manhattan; "the eastside silk-stocking district")

Similarity of adj west

1 sense of west

Sense 1
west (vs. east) -- (situated in or facing or moving toward the west)
       => westbound, westerly, westward -- (moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers")
       => western -- (lying toward or situated in the west; "our company's western office")
       => westerly, western -- (of wind; from the west)
       => westernmost, westmost -- (farthest to the west)
       => westside -- (of the western part of a city; "he lives in upper westside Manhattan")

Synonyms of adv west

1 sense of west

Sense 1
west -- (to, toward, or in the west; "we moved west to Arizona"; "situated west of Boston")