Synonyms for west
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1. West, Occidentnoun

   the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

   Synonyms:
   western hemisphere, due west, western United States, westward

   Antonyms:
   eastern, east, eastward, easterly, eastside, easternmost, eastbound, eastmost

2. west, due west, westward, Wnoun

   the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees

   Synonyms:
   wolfram, due west, atomic number 74, western United States, double-u, watt, westward, tungsten

   Antonyms:
   easterly, eastern, eastbound, eastmost, easternmost, east, eastside, eastward

3. West, western United Statesnoun

   the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River

   Synonyms:
   due west, western United States, westward

   Antonyms:
   eastern, easterly, eastside, eastbound, eastward, east, easternmost, eastmost

4. westnoun

   the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point

   Synonyms:
   due west, western United States, westward

   Antonyms:
   east, eastbound, easterly, eastmost, eastern, easternmost, eastward, eastside

5. West, Rebecca West, Dame Rebecca West, Cicily Isabel Fairfieldnoun

   British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)

   Synonyms:
   due west, western United States, westward

   Antonyms:
   eastbound, eastward, eastside, eastern, eastmost, easterly, easternmost, east

6. West, Mae Westnoun

   United States film actress (1892-1980)

   Synonyms:
   due west, western United States, westward, air jacket

   Antonyms:
   eastbound, easternmost, easterly, eastern, east, eastmost, eastside, eastward

7. West, Benjamin Westnoun

   English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)

   Synonyms:
   due west, western United States, westward

   Antonyms:
   easterly, eastern, eastmost, eastward, eastside, eastbound, easternmost, east

8. westadjective

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

   Synonyms:
   due west, western United States, westward

   Antonyms:
   eastward, easterly, eastbound, eastmost, easternmost, eastside, eastern, east

9. westadverb

   situated in or facing or moving toward the west

   Antonyms:
   easterly, eastern, eastward, eastmost, eastbound, easternmost, eastside, east

10. westadverb

    to, toward, or in the west

    "we moved west to Arizona"; "situated west of Boston"

    Antonyms:
    easternmost, east, eastward, eastmost, easterly, eastside, eastern, eastbound

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1. • United States
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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. westnoun

   Synonyms:
   occident

2. westadjective

   Synonyms:
   western, westerly, occidental

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

1. westnoun

   Associated words:
   occident, hesperian, hesperus, hesperides

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "west":

   western, sai, ouest, westen, 'ouest, bank, westward, westerly, w, oeste, northwest, sahara, occidental, w.bank, southwest, westerner, occidentale, northwestern, southwestern, north-west

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WEST

   Synonyms:
   Cardiology (1) WEST, WEST-II West European Stent Trial (2) Women's Estrogen for Stroke Trial

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1. Jeremy Farrar:

   This epidemic is in a truly frightening phase and shows no sign of stopping anytime soon, there are now more deaths than any other Ebola outbreak in history, bar the West Africa Epidemic of 2013-16, and there can be no doubt that the situation could escalate towards those terrible levels.

2. Nonie Darwish:

   It is not safe, of course, not even in the West, for anyone who has a fatwa of death issued against them.

3. Jeff Ballard.Conrad:

   The Wild Wild West.

4. Mikhail Khodorksovsky:

   The current confrontation with the West is absolutely artificial, the cooling of relations has been inspired by those Russian elites who want to hold on to power.

5. Capitol Hill police:

   The U.S. Capitol Police is investigating a gyro copter with a single occupant that has landed on the grassy area of the West Lawn of t?he U.S. Capitol. The U.S. Capitol Police continues to investigate with one person detained and temporary street closures in the immediate area.