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. Kimball Brace:

   What you’re seeing is a continuation of the trend that’s been happening from the 1930’s: people leaving the Northeast and Upper Midwest and going south and west, but California is the exception.

2. Melisse Hinkle of Cheapflights.com:

   The competition from alternative airports in Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach may be having an impact as airfare searches all spring have averaged lower than they did last year, down as much as 80% at times, and that’s in the face of record cold and snow in the Northeast.

3. Scott Gottlieb:

   The FDA re-starting high risk food inspections as early as tomorrow. The FDA'll also do compounding inspections this week. And The FDA started sampling high risk imported produce in the northeast region today. The FDA'll expand The FDA footprint as the week progresses. The FDA teams are working.

4. Taylor Ward:

   Areas along the coast from New York to Boston didn't see as much as expected, but some portions of the Northeast have seen more than 30 inches of snow.

5. Kathie Lee Gifford:

   This place [ has ] tons of Christian fellowship for me, which is kind of harder to find in the northeast, and a creative ton this is. There’s not a day that goes by that I ’m not looking at someone who’s a brilliant writer. The creativity down here is off the charts. And we’ve been freeing up from so much of the COVID restrictions … so we’re just free down here. And it’s been wonderful.