Synonyms for southwest
ˌsaʊθˈwɛst; Naut. ˌsaʊ-south·west

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1. southwest, sou'-west, southwestward, SWnoun

   the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees

   Synonyms:
   sou'-west, southwestward, southwestern United States

   Antonyms:
   north

2. Southwest, southwestern United Statesnoun

   the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado

   Synonyms:
   sou'-west, southwestward, southwestern United States

   Antonyms:
   north

3. southwestnoun

   the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point

   Synonyms:
   sou'-west, southwestward, southwestern United States

   Antonyms:
   north

4. southwestadjective

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

   Synonyms:
   sou'-west, southwestward, southwestern United States

   Antonyms:
   north

5. southwesterly, southwestadjective

   coming from the southwest

   "the winds are southwesterly"

   Synonyms:
   southwestern, southwesterly

   Antonyms:
   north

6. southwest, southwestern, southwesterlyadverb

   situated in or oriented toward the southwest

   Synonyms:
   southwestern, southwesterly

   Antonyms:
   north

7. southwest, south-west, sou'westadverb

   to, toward, or in the southwest

   Synonyms:
   south-west, sou'west

   Antonyms:
   north

Matched Categories

1. • Compass Point
   • Direction

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1. List of paraphrases for "southwest":

   southwestern, south-west, south-western, sw, sud-ouest, southwesterly, west, s.w.

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1. 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.

2. Tom Massie:

   During the Trump administration, committee Democrats held multiple hearings attacking the administration for overcrowded conditions caused by unaccompanied children coming across the southwest border, but since President Biden took office, these same Democrats have been silent about the far-worse conditions and the Biden administration’s lack of concern with placement of these children with sponsors in the U.S.

3. 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 %).

4. Zahra Billoo:

   As I understand Southwest Airlines, the whole thing was incredibly traumatizing.

5. Election Day , Trump:

   There's nothing new under the sun, i think many of Election Day , Trump are aware that President Wilson 100 years ago, a little over a 100 years ago, deployed the US Army to the Southwest border. That's over a century ago. The threat then was Pancho Villa's troops, a revolutionary raiding across the border into the United States, New Mexico, in 1916 and there's a more recent history of DoD support on United States : It spans four administrations and both political parties.