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  1. Northnoun

    the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

    Synonyms:
    northward, magnetic north, compass north, due north

    Antonyms:
    south, southeastward, southern, southeastern, southeast, southwest, southernmost, southwestern, southward, southwesterly, southeasterly, southerly, southbound, southwestward, south-central, southmost

  2. Union, Northnoun

    the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)

    "he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale"

    Synonyms:
    conglutination, sexual union, join, trades union, uniting, matrimony, unification, coupling, sum, northward, spousal relationship, compass north, magnetic north, trade union, pairing, conjugation, wedlock, marriage, mating, brotherhood, labor union, jointure, due north

    Antonyms:
    southerly, southeast, southmost, southeasterly, southward, southwest, southwesterly, southernmost, southeastward, southeastern, south-central, southwestern, southbound, southwestward, southern, south

  3. north, due north, northward, Nnoun

    the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees

    Synonyms:
    nitrogen, due north, newton, atomic number 7, magnetic north, normality, compass north, northward

    Antonyms:
    southern, southeastern, south, southeastward, southeast, southwestward, southward, southwest, southwesterly, southeasterly, southernmost, southmost, southbound, southwestern, south-central, southerly

  4. northnoun

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

    Synonyms:
    northward, magnetic north, compass north, due north

    Antonyms:
    southerly, southwestern, southwesterly, southeastward, southmost, southeast, southwestward, south, southern, southwest, southbound, southeasterly, southeastern, southward, southernmost, south-central

  5. northnoun

    the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point

    Synonyms:
    northward, magnetic north, compass north, due north

    Antonyms:
    southwest, southwestern, southbound, southern, south, southwestward, southerly, southmost, south-central, southeasterly, southeast, southeastward, southward, southwesterly, southeastern, southernmost

  6. north, magnetic north, compass northnoun

    the direction in which a compass needle points

    Synonyms:
    northward, magnetic north, compass north, due north

    Antonyms:
    southbound, southern, southwesterly, southerly, southeasterly, southwestern, southwest, south-central, southeastern, south, southeast, southmost, southward, southwestward, southernmost, southeastward

  7. North, Frederick North, Second Earl of Guilfordadjective

    British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)

    Synonyms:
    northward, magnetic north, compass north, due north

    Antonyms:
    southbound, southerly, southwestward, southeast, southwest, southeasterly, southwesterly, southern, southwestern, southernmost, south, southeastern, southmost, southward, south-central, southeastward

  8. northadverb

    situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north

    "artists like north light"; "the north portico"

    Antonyms:
    southwestward, southeastward, southeasterly, southwest, southbound, southwesterly, southerly, south-central, south, southern, southward, southmost, southeast, southeastern, southernmost, southwestern

  9. north, northerly, northwards, northwardadverb

    in a northern direction

    "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!"

    Synonyms:
    northward, northerly, northwards

    Antonyms:
    southern, southeastern, southeasterly, southeast, southbound, south, southwesterly, southeastward, southerly, southwest, southward, southwestward, southernmost, south-central, southwestern, southmost

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. northadjective

    Synonyms:
    northerly, northern, boreal, arctic

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How to use north in a sentence?

  1. Geoffrey Berman:

    There is no connection at all between the recent activities by North Korea and the unsealing of our seizure warrant. We have been pursuing this for months as indicated in the complaint.

  2. Renee Ellmers:

    Donald Bryson, North Carolina state director for Americans for Prosperity, told FoxNews.com. Renee Ellmers support for a number of spending bills and subsidies have provoked conservative ire. Renee Ellmers also faces opposition from pro-life groups unhappy at Renee Ellmers after Renee Ellmers temporarily halted and forced changes last year to a House bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks Renee Ellmers said last week Renee Ellmers was not going to be controlled by special interest groups. I absolutely refuse to feel the pressure they put on other members to vote the way they want them to vote. I don't care about the scorecards that they keep.

  3. Bill Clinton:

    I know of no one who seriously believes that the United States and [South Korea] would be defeated in a war of aggression by North Korea if they were to attack, and I made it as clear as I could that if they were to do that, they would pay a price so great that the nation would probably not survive as it is known today.

  4. Woo Jong-il:

    North Korea has nuclear weapons and are doing experiments despite the entire world’s opposition, russia, America, China, they all have it, and even North Korea, a small country in deep poverty has North Korea, so why are n’t we allowed to have it ?

  5. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker:

    I never talked about a wall of the north, I'm certainly not now. That's just what happens when things get run amok, this is just a joke in terms of how people react to things. I've said for some time that you need to secure the southern border. I've talked about the infrastructure, the personnel, the technology needed there. I've talked about enforcing the laws.


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