Antonyms of noun windward

2 senses of windward

Sense 1
windward -- (the direction from which the wind is coming)
       Antonym of leeward (Sense 1)
      => leeward -- (the direction in which the wind is blowing)

Sense 2
windward -- (the side of something that is toward the wind)
       Antonym of leeward (Sense 2)
      => lee, lee side, leeward -- (the side of something that is sheltered from the wind)

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

2 senses of windward

Sense 1
windward -- (the direction from which the wind is coming)
       => 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 2
windward -- (the side of something that is toward the wind)
       => side, face -- (a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf")

Antonyms of adj windward

1 sense of windward

Sense 1
windward (vs. leeward) -- (on the side exposed to the wind; "the windward islands")

leeward (vs. windward) -- (on the side away from the wind; "on the leeward side of the island")
        => downwind, lee (prenominal) -- (towards the side away from the wind)

Similarity of adj windward

1 sense of windward

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

Antonyms of adv windward

1 sense of windward

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

Synonyms of adv windward

1 sense of windward

Sense 1
windward, downwind -- (away from the wind; "they were sailing windward")