Synonyms for southwest
ˌsaʊθˈwɛst; Naut. ˌsaʊ-south·west

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1. southwest, sou'-west, southwestward, SWnoun

   the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees

   Synonyms:
   sou'-west, southwestward, southwestern United States

   Antonyms:
   north

2. Southwest, southwestern United Statesnoun

   the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado

   Synonyms:
   sou'-west, southwestward, southwestern United States

   Antonyms:
   north

3. southwestnoun

   the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point

   Synonyms:
   sou'-west, southwestward, southwestern United States

   Antonyms:
   north

4. southwestadjective

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

   Synonyms:
   sou'-west, southwestward, southwestern United States

   Antonyms:
   north

5. southwesterly, southwestadjective

   coming from the southwest

   "the winds are southwesterly"

   Synonyms:
   southwestern, southwesterly

   Antonyms:
   north

6. southwest, southwestern, southwesterlyadverb

   situated in or oriented toward the southwest

   Synonyms:
   southwestern, southwesterly

   Antonyms:
   north

7. southwest, south-west, sou'westadverb

   to, toward, or in the southwest

   Synonyms:
   south-west, sou'west

   Antonyms:
   north

Matched Categories

1. • Compass Point
   • Direction

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1. List of paraphrases for "southwest":

   southwestern, south-west, south-western, sw, sud-ouest, southwesterly, west, s.w.

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1. Andy McIlvaine:

   I thought he was going to give me a drink ticket, he said 'Have fun, good luck and go get your girl. Here at Southwest we’re all about love.'.

2. Rob Mark:

   My reaction is that it's not all that big a surprise, except of course when it comes to Southwest. That mess represents the biggest airline computer meltdown I've ever seen. This issue sits solidly with Southwest. Not sure the Secretary can really do much to help at thispoint.

3. Ashish Jha:

   If you're in a low-infection, high-vaccination area, you don't need to be wearing a mask indoors if you're fully vaccinated, if I were in southwest Missouri right now, I'm fully vaccinated but I would be wearing a mask indoors.

4. Sabri Dikman:

   It's a fact, more migrant deaths have been reported in Arizona than anywhere else along the Southwest border, i’m talking thousands of people since 1998 when I started my career.

5. Rodney Davis:

   It's a good first step to help a company out, the rule was not initially designed to impact companies like Southwest.