Synonyms for East
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1. eastadjective

   One of the four principal compass points, specifically 90°, conventionally directed to the right on maps; the direction of the rising sun at an equinox.

   Synonyms:
   eastwards, eastward

   Antonyms:
   westwards, west, westward

2. eastadjective

   The Eastern world; the regions, primarily situated in the Eastern Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from India or China.

   Synonyms:
   easterly

   Antonyms:
   westerly

3. eastadjective

   The Eastern bloc; the eastern countries of Europe.

   Synonyms:
   eastern

   Antonyms:
   western

4. Eastnoun

   The eastern states of the United States.

   Synonyms:
   oriental

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. east, due east, eastward, Enoun

   the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

   Synonyms:
   east, due east, eastern United States, vitamin E, einsteinium, eastward, atomic number 99, tocopherol

   Antonyms:
   westward, westbound, western, westerly, westside, westmost, west, westernmost

2. East, Orientnoun

   the countries of Asia

   Synonyms:
   eastward, due east, eastern United States, eastern hemisphere

   Antonyms:
   west, westside, westernmost, western, westerly, westbound, westward, westmost

3. East, eastern United Statesnoun

   the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River

   Synonyms:
   eastward, due east, eastern United States

   Antonyms:
   westside, westward, westbound, western, westerly, westmost, westernmost, west

4. eastnoun

   the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point

   Synonyms:
   eastward, due east, eastern United States

   Antonyms:
   westward, westbound, westerly, westernmost, western, westmost, west, westside

5. eastadjective

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

   Synonyms:
   eastward, due east, eastern United States

   Antonyms:
   westerly, westernmost, west, westmost, western, westbound, westward, westside

6. eastadverb

   situated in or facing or moving toward the east

   Antonyms:
   westbound, westmost, western, westerly, westward, west, westernmost, westside

7. eastadverb

   to, toward, or in the east

   "we travelled east for several miles"; "located east of Rome"

   Antonyms:
   westside, westernmost, westerly, westward, westmost, west, westbound, western

Matched Categories

1. • Asia
   • United States
   • Cardinal Compass Point
   • Direction
   • Geographical Area

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eastadjective

   Associated words:
   orientate, orientation, orient, orientalism, orientalist, orientalize, orientality

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1. List of paraphrases for "east":

   eastern, timor, tung, al-awsat, middle, alawsat, awsat, timorese, orient, means, oriental, leste, eastward, medium, medio, average, asharq, southeast, half, orientale, south-east, ost, is, mideast, southeastern, northeast, south-eastern, environment, tmb, dong

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1. List of known nicknames for "East":

   Olivier Kponton

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. EAST

   Synonyms:
   Emory Angioplasty versus Surgery Trial

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1. Hiroshige Seko:

   The Middle East is a key area for global energy security. We want to talk with other ministers about our concerns about global security and threats.

2. Joe Biden:

   President Trump Iran strategy is President Trump Iran strategy, by walking away from diplomacy, President Trump has made military conflict more likely. Another war in Middle East is the last thing we need.

3. Jasen Dixon:

   We had a little zombie figure and threw him in the pond and we thought we needed to take a picture of it and post it on my buddy (Dustin Smith’s) Facebook page, he pretended he was camping at East Fork and ran across a body frozen in the ice. We messed with people and everyone was falling for it.

4. Seth Kleinman:

   There is a perception that because Russia has been pushed from the West, they have been turning to the East. In fact, Russia has been actively locking market share in Asia for a long time.

5. Eliot Engel:

   The answers I’ve received simply don’t convince me that this deal will keep a nuclear weapon out of Iran’s hands, and may in fact strengthen Iran’s position as a destabilizing and destructive influence across the Middle East.