Synonyms for southern
ˈsʌð ərnsouth·ern

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1. southernadjective

   Synonyms:
   meridional, austral

   Antonyms:
   northern, boreal, septentrional

2. southernadjective

   from or pertaining to the southern part of any region

   Synonyms:
   meridional, austral

   Antonyms:
   boreal, septentrional, northern

3. southernadjective

   Of or pertaining to a southern region, especially Southern Europe or the southern United States.

   The southern climate.

   Synonyms:
   austral, meridional

   Antonyms:
   northern, boreal, septentrional

4. southernadjective

   Of a wind: blowing from the south; southerly.

   Synonyms:
   austral, meridional

   Antonyms:
   boreal, septentrional, northern

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1. southernadjective

   in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

   "southern hospitality"; "southern cooking"; "southern plantations"

   Synonyms:
   southerly

   Antonyms:
   northern, Union, Federal, blue, north, north-central, boreal, circumboreal, Yankee, septrional

2. southerly, southernadjective

   situated in or oriented toward the south

   "a southern exposure"; "took a southerly course"

   Synonyms:
   southerly

   Antonyms:
   blue, north, northern, Yankee, circumboreal, septrional, boreal, north-central, Union, Federal

3. southernadjective

   situated in or coming from regions of the south

   "the southern hemisphere"; "southern constellations"

   Synonyms:
   southerly

   Antonyms:
   north, septrional, circumboreal, northern, boreal, Federal, north-central, blue, Union, Yankee

4. southerly, southernadjective

   from the south; used especially of wind

   "a hot southerly wind"; "southern breezes"; "the winds are southerly"

   Synonyms:
   southerly

   Antonyms:
   northern, Yankee, blue, septrional, boreal, north, Union, circumboreal, north-central, Federal

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1. southernadjective

   Synonyms:
   southerly, south

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1. List of paraphrases for "southern":

   south, sud, austral, southerly, south-, nan, nanfang

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1. Ron DeSantis:

   While you have all this stuff going on with Afghanistan, obviously all of the stuff at the southern border… one of the biggest border disasters in the history of our country, inflation, gas prices, and what does he do? he is obsessed with having the government force kindergarteners to wear masks all day in school.

2. Christopher Olivarez:

   It is imperative that leadership from the federal government visit the southern border, discussions with border residents, ranchers, law enforcement and public officials are the only way to understand the magnitude of this current border crisis and develop comprehensive strategies that effectively implement a controlled immigration process.

3. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop:

   The aerial reconnaissance flights confirmed significant damage in the southern islands, particularly Tanna island, where it appears that more than 80 percent of houses and buildings have been partially or completely destroyed.

4. Donald Trump:

   You're going to pay a tax for every car and every truck and every part that comes across that southern border. You're going to pay a 35% tax, OK?

5. Mark Kelly:

   We’ll continue to push the Biden administration for the resources and support Arizona needs amid this crisis at our southern border.