Synonyms for west
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1. West, Occidentnoun

   the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

   Synonyms:
   western hemisphere, due west, western United States, westward

   Antonyms:
   eastern, east, eastward, easterly, eastside, easternmost, eastbound, eastmost

2. west, due west, westward, Wnoun

   the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees

   Synonyms:
   wolfram, due west, atomic number 74, western United States, double-u, watt, westward, tungsten

   Antonyms:
   easterly, eastern, eastbound, eastmost, easternmost, east, eastside, eastward

3. West, western United Statesnoun

   the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River

   Synonyms:
   due west, western United States, westward

   Antonyms:
   eastern, easterly, eastside, eastbound, eastward, east, easternmost, eastmost

4. westnoun

   the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point

   Synonyms:
   due west, western United States, westward

   Antonyms:
   east, eastbound, easterly, eastmost, eastern, easternmost, eastward, eastside

5. West, Rebecca West, Dame Rebecca West, Cicily Isabel Fairfieldnoun

   British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)

   Synonyms:
   due west, western United States, westward

   Antonyms:
   eastbound, eastward, eastside, eastern, eastmost, easterly, easternmost, east

6. West, Mae Westnoun

   United States film actress (1892-1980)

   Synonyms:
   due west, western United States, westward, air jacket

   Antonyms:
   eastbound, easternmost, easterly, eastern, east, eastmost, eastside, eastward

7. West, Benjamin Westnoun

   English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)

   Synonyms:
   due west, western United States, westward

   Antonyms:
   easterly, eastern, eastmost, eastward, eastside, eastbound, easternmost, east

8. westadjective

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

   Synonyms:
   due west, western United States, westward

   Antonyms:
   eastward, easterly, eastbound, eastmost, easternmost, eastside, eastern, east

9. westadverb

   situated in or facing or moving toward the west

   Antonyms:
   easterly, eastern, eastward, eastmost, eastbound, easternmost, eastside, east

10. westadverb

    to, toward, or in the west

    "we moved west to Arizona"; "situated west of Boston"

    Antonyms:
    easternmost, east, eastward, eastmost, easterly, eastside, eastern, eastbound

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1. • United States
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   • Geographical Area
   • Painter
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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. westnoun

   Synonyms:
   occident

2. westadjective

   Synonyms:
   western, westerly, occidental

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. westnoun

   Associated words:
   occident, hesperian, hesperus, hesperides

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "west":

   western, sai, ouest, westen, 'ouest, bank, westward, westerly, w, oeste, northwest, sahara, occidental, w.bank, southwest, westerner, occidentale, northwestern, southwestern, north-west

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WEST

   Synonyms:
   Cardiology (1) WEST, WEST-II West European Stent Trial (2) Women's Estrogen for Stroke Trial

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1. Dan Kelly:

   One case reminds me of Pauline but we were unable to find a laboratory willing to test the patient before the patient died, in West Africa it (relapsing Ebola) is mostly undiagnosed, hardly treated and people are certainly dying of it.

2. Eugene Remer:

   [ Russia’s ] leaders have embraced a wide range of tools — information warfare in all its forms, including subversion, deception, dis - and misinformation, this toolkit has deep historical roots in the Soviet era and performs the function of the equalizer that in the eyes of The Kremlin is intended to make up for Russia’s weakness vis a vis the West.

3. Qassem Soleimani:

   The Strait of Hormuz is a vital point for the West and a large number of American destroyers and warships cross there ... vital American targets in the region have been identified by Iran since long time ago ... some 35 U.S. targets in the region as well as Tel Aviv are within our reach.

4. Nick Clegg:

   If the West doesn't engage with this question quickly and emphatically, it may be that it isn't ours to answer. The common rules created in our hemisphere can become the example the rest of the world follows.

5. America President Cecil Roberts:

   I propose we embark on a program of building next-generation power plants here in West Virginia, co-fired by coal and natural gas that will meet whatever EPA emissions limits for new sources may survive after the litigation process is concluded.