Synonyms for north
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1. Northnoun

   the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

   Synonyms:
   northward, magnetic north, compass north, due north

   Antonyms:
   south, southeastward, southern, southeastern, southeast, southwest, southernmost, southwestern, southward, southwesterly, southeasterly, southerly, southbound, southwestward, south-central, southmost

2. Union, Northnoun

   the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)

   "he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale"

   Synonyms:
   conglutination, sexual union, join, trades union, uniting, matrimony, unification, coupling, sum, northward, spousal relationship, compass north, magnetic north, trade union, pairing, conjugation, wedlock, marriage, mating, brotherhood, labor union, jointure, due north

   Antonyms:
   southerly, southeast, southmost, southeasterly, southward, southwest, southwesterly, southernmost, southeastward, southeastern, south-central, southwestern, southbound, southwestward, southern, south

3. north, due north, northward, Nnoun

   the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees

   Synonyms:
   nitrogen, due north, newton, atomic number 7, magnetic north, normality, compass north, northward

   Antonyms:
   southern, southeastern, south, southeastward, southeast, southwestward, southward, southwest, southwesterly, southeasterly, southernmost, southmost, southbound, southwestern, south-central, southerly

4. northnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   northward, magnetic north, compass north, due north

   Antonyms:
   southerly, southwestern, southwesterly, southeastward, southmost, southeast, southwestward, south, southern, southwest, southbound, southeasterly, southeastern, southward, southernmost, south-central

5. northnoun

   the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point

   Synonyms:
   northward, magnetic north, compass north, due north

   Antonyms:
   southwest, southwestern, southbound, southern, south, southwestward, southerly, southmost, south-central, southeasterly, southeast, southeastward, southward, southwesterly, southeastern, southernmost

6. north, magnetic north, compass northnoun

   the direction in which a compass needle points

   Synonyms:
   northward, magnetic north, compass north, due north

   Antonyms:
   southbound, southern, southwesterly, southerly, southeasterly, southwestern, southwest, south-central, southeastern, south, southeast, southmost, southward, southwestward, southernmost, southeastward

7. North, Frederick North, Second Earl of Guilfordadjective

   British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)

   Synonyms:
   northward, magnetic north, compass north, due north

   Antonyms:
   southbound, southerly, southwestward, southeast, southwest, southeasterly, southwesterly, southern, southwestern, southernmost, south, southeastern, southmost, southward, south-central, southeastward

8. northadverb

   situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north

   "artists like north light"; "the north portico"

   Antonyms:
   southwestward, southeastward, southeasterly, southwest, southbound, southwesterly, southerly, south-central, south, southern, southward, southmost, southeast, southeastern, southernmost, southwestern

9. north, northerly, northwards, northwardadverb

   in a northern direction

   "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!"

   Synonyms:
   northward, northerly, northwards

   Antonyms:
   southern, southeastern, southeasterly, southeast, southbound, south, southwesterly, southeastward, southerly, southwest, southward, southwestward, southernmost, south-central, southwestern, southmost

Matched Categories

1. • United States
   • Cardinal Compass Point
   • Direction
   • Geographical Area
   • Location

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1. northadjective

   Synonyms:
   northerly, northern, boreal, arctic

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1. List of paraphrases for "north":

   northern, nord, norte, northerly, northward, ireland, noord, norden, nordic, north-, pyongyang, upstate, al-shamal, pak, norr, shamal, n

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1. Drew McCoy:

   We really wanted to create a day where you couldn't escape Apex if you cared about games and we wanted it to feel like an event was happening everywhere around the globe on that day, we had streamers from all over Europe, LatAm, North America, Korea, Japan so that we could get our message out there and people would see the game.

2. Colonel Turki al-Malki:

   The attack was launched from the north and unquestionably sponsored by Iran.

3. Nicholas Eberstadt:

   The Trump administration has a strategy of reducing the North Korean threat, trump is undercutting the capabilities of North Korea’s nuclear program by undercutting its economy and North Korea’s appeasement seems to be motivated as a way to reduce pressure on them.

4. Park Won-gon:

   The missile launch was a test conducted in accordance with the five-year defense development plan decided at the 8th Party Congress, this is North Korea's demand to( the international community) to withdraw the double standard about its arms development and saying that these tests are no different from South Korea's missile development.

5. Philippe Pujol:

   It's much more difficult to find a job when you're North African and you live in the ghetto, when you say your name and your address, you're already off to a bad start.