Synonyms for northwest
ˌnɔrθˈwɛst; Naut. ˌnɔr-north·west

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1. Northwest, northwestern United Statesnoun

   the northwestern region of the United States

   Synonyms:
   nor'-west, northwestward, northwestern United States

   Antonyms:
   south

2. northwestnoun

   the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point

   Synonyms:
   nor'-west, northwestward, northwestern United States

   Antonyms:
   south

3. northwest, nor'-west, northwestward, NWnoun

   the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees

   Synonyms:
   nor'-west, northwestward, northwestern United States

   Antonyms:
   south

4. northwestadjective

   a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city

   Synonyms:
   nor'-west, northwestward, northwestern United States

   Antonyms:
   south

5. northwestern, northwesterly, northwestadjective

   situated in or oriented toward the northwest

   Synonyms:
   northwesterly, northwestern

   Antonyms:
   south

6. northwesterly, northwestadverb

   coming from the northwest

   "northwesterly winds"

   Synonyms:
   northwesterly, northwestern

   Antonyms:
   south

7. northwest, north-west, nor'-westadverb

   to, toward, or in the northwest

   Synonyms:
   north-west, nor'-west

   Antonyms:
   south

Matched Categories

1. • West
   • Compass Point
   • Direction
   • Geographical Area

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1. List of paraphrases for "northwest":

   north-west, northwestern, north-western, nord-ouest, nw, northwesterly, west, nwnt

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1. Vivek Shandas:

   Unfortunately we're not well-prepared, generally speaking in the Pacific Northwest, for heat, our [ power ] grids are largely taxed during the wintertime for heating purposes, but in the summer, there's a lot less capacity in the grid to be able to actually manage some of the major drains on cooling infrastructure that's needed.

2. Dan Black:

   We actually almost ran Pacific Northwest completely out of growlers when it hit.

3. Alim Seytoff:

   The situation of freedom of expression of Uighurs in the northwest of China is even worse.

4. Robert Turner:

   The authors of that amendment purposely chose language drafted by Jefferson in an unsuccessful effort to outlaw slavery in the Northwest Territories as a means of honoring Jefferson’s struggle against slavery, if Democrats understood Jefferson’s lifelong opposition to slavery, they would have reached a different conclusion.

5. David Scrase:

   In the northwest( region of New Mexico)... the hospitals are really, really, really overwhelmed, i've just talked to too many people that say as soon as Our Delta curve comes down, they're stepping back from their whole health care career. They just can't do Our Delta curve anymore.