Synonyms for Western
ˈwɛs tərnwest·ern

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1. Westernadjective

   occidental

   Antonyms:
   non-Western

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1. Western, horse operanoun

   a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development

   Synonyms:
   western sandwich, horse opera

   Antonyms:
   northeastern, eastern, oriental, east, southeastern, middle Atlantic, mid-Atlantic, east-central

2. western, western sandwichadjective

   a sandwich made from a western omelet

   Synonyms:
   western sandwich, horse opera, western

   Antonyms:
   east, eastern, mid-Atlantic, northeastern, middle Atlantic, east-central, southeastern, oriental

3. westernadjective

   relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

   "the Western world"; "Western thought"; "Western thought"

   Synonyms:
   westerly

   Antonyms:
   northeastern, southeastern, east-central, east, mid-Atlantic, oriental, middle Atlantic, eastern

4. westernadjective

   of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River

   "a Western ranch"

   Synonyms:
   westerly

   Antonyms:
   eastern, east-central, southeastern, east, mid-Atlantic, northeastern, oriental, middle Atlantic

5. westernadjective

   lying toward or situated in the west

   "our company's western office"

   Synonyms:
   westerly

   Antonyms:
   east-central, mid-Atlantic, southeastern, oriental, east, northeastern, eastern, middle Atlantic

6. westerly, westernadjective

   of wind; from the west

   Synonyms:
   westbound, westerly, westward, western

   Antonyms:
   east, eastern, northeastern, mid-Atlantic, east-central, oriental, middle Atlantic, southeastern

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1. westernadjective

   Synonyms:
   westerly, WEST

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1. westernadjective

   Synonyms:
   occidental

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1. List of paraphrases for "western":

   west, sai, sahara, bank, occidentale, occidental, ouest, 'ouest, westerners, westerner, westerly, balkans, western-style, westen

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1. Mollie Hemingway:

   The reason people are talking about Trump is because everyone knows that Putin didn't dare move on Ukraine when he was in powerfor a reason, trump was tougher on Russia where it mattered, including bolstering our energy production and reducing Russian leverage over Western Europe, but not needlessly provocative such as by pushing NATO expansion to Russia's border. Biden has done the opposite of Trump in foreign policy and the result is that in less than a year, Putin felt empowered to do what he's doing now.

2. Ayn Rand:

   Every aspect of Western culture needs a new code of ethics -- a rational ethics -- as a precondition of rebirth.

3. Ian Myles:

   The biggest features [of a Western diet] are overconsumption of over-refined sugars, highly refined and saturated fats, animal protein and a reduced intake of plant-based fibers.

4. Mike Halpert:

   There is significant difference between this event and (19)97 as well as 19(82). We’re not quite sure why that is, if you look at the ocean temperatures, we know it’s warmer in the western part of the Pacific than it was during these other strong events but it’s actually a little cooler in the eastern part.

5. Erika Miller:

   In terms of the special relationship - there is a strong bond from history, language, shared western values that is going to continue regardless of the protesters here or in the United States.