Synonyms for northeast
ˌnɔrθˈist; Naut. ˌnɔr-north·east

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1. northeastnoun

   Antonyms:
   southwest

2. northeastadjective

   The northeastern states of the United States.

   Antonyms:
   southwest

3. northeastadjective

   The northeastern counties of England including Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Teesside and Durham.

   Antonyms:
   southwest

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1. northeast, nor'-east, northeastward, NEnoun

   the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees

   Synonyms:
   northeastward, nor'-east, atomic number 10, neon, northeastern United States

   Antonyms:
   south

2. Northeast, northeastern United Statesnoun

   the northeastern region of the United States

   Synonyms:
   northeastward, nor'-east, northeastern United States

   Antonyms:
   south

3. northeastnoun

   the direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point

   Synonyms:
   northeastward, nor'-east, northeastern United States

   Antonyms:
   south

4. northeastadjective

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

   Synonyms:
   northeastward, nor'-east, northeastern United States

   Antonyms:
   south

5. northeastern, northeasterly, northeastadjective

   situated in or oriented toward the northeast

   "the northeasterly part of the island"

   Synonyms:
   northeasterly, northeastern

   Antonyms:
   south

6. northeasterly, northeastadverb

   coming from the northeast

   "northeasterly winds"

   Synonyms:
   northeasterly, northeastern

   Antonyms:
   south

7. northeast, north-east, nor'-eastadverb

   to, toward, or in the northeast

   Synonyms:
   nor'-east, north-east

   Antonyms:
   south

Matched Categories

1. • East
   • Compass Point
   • Direction
   • Geographical Area

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1. List of paraphrases for "northeast":

   north-east, northeastern, north-eastern, nord-est, ne, northeasterly, nordeste, east, manchuria, n.e.

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1. Bruce Stoff:

   It was 5 degrees below zero this morning when I woke up, everyone in the Northeast is beaten by winter now, and we're dreaming of being someplace that is warm.

2. Justin Shullick:

   At Northeast Ohio College Preparatory School, our scholars are taught to embody respect, responsibility and relentlessness. All three characteristics were on display yesterday.

3. Sam Lemheney:

   Having flowers blooming in the beginning of March in the Northeast is a challenge in itself, our experts and our growers here do an amazing job of turning this place into spring every year.

4. Theodore Andreadis:

   With the increased forestation in the state and in the Northeast, the deer herd have increased exponentially, then the ticks have increased, and now the virus.

5. John Stephenson:

   TD has exposure to the best place, best quality assets within the U.S. banking system, which is the Northeast.