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. Zack Labe:

   As a climate scientist, I am particularly alarmed at how extreme heatwaves, such as the one which impacted the Pacific Northwest this summer, are projected to become more common in the future, but right now we have a big opportunity. We can help reduce the severity and frequency of future extreme heatwaves( and overall climate change) by systematically reducing our consumption of fossil fuels.

2. Chad Hunt:

   We're seeing stuff coming in from the Northwest down to the Southwest to the Northeast and everything in between... and we have to look at every single one, because it's going to be that one small tip that we think might be irrelevant that really kind of breaks the case open, we were several hours behind, it wasn't a typical over-the-wall escape, so our investigation does look a little different than a typical manhunt where somebody jumped the fence.

3. Patrick Evans:

   Kennady is the only company that is doing any serious diamond exploration in the Northwest Territories, and if we weren't there already, we wouldn't go there now.

4. India Meteorological Department:

   The southwest monsoon seasonal( June to September) rainfall over the four homogeneous rainfall is most likely to be Normal over Northwest India( 92-108 %) and South Peninsula( 93-107 %). Seasonal rainfall is most likely to be below normal over North east India( 95 %) and above normal over Central India( 106 %).

5. Jeremy Wade:

   It is impossible generally to get to Arkansas without a stopover, unless [you're] going to XNA [Northwest Arkansas National Airport] in Fayetteville, where they sometimes have direct flights, and so it was my pleasure to get to be a part of getting him home.