Synonyms for north
Another word for north is north-central, northern or northwest. Below are 19 synonyms and 3 related words across 6 senses, with antonyms.
Also searched as: norther, northing, norths.
1. adjective: situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north
- north-central
- northern synonyms
- northwest synonyms
- northeast synonyms
- northwestern synonyms
- northeastern synonyms
- northward synonyms
- northbound
- northerly
- northernmost
- northeasterly
- northwesterly
- northeastward
- northwestward
- northmost
Antonyms
2. noun: the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
- due north
- northward synonyms
3. noun: a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city
4. noun: the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point
5. noun: the direction in which a compass needle points
- magnetic north
- compass north
6. adverb: in a northern direction
- northward synonyms
- northerly
- northwards
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- cardinal compass point
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Questions people ask
What is another word for north?
You can say north-central, northern, northwest, northeast or northwestern instead of north. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north".
What is the opposite of north?
The opposite of north is south.
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