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

   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

   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. Arun Jaitley:

   I am fully confident that our brave soldiers have the capability to keep our community secure, be it the challenge on the eastern border or the western border. … They are ready to make any sacrifice for the security of the nation.

2. Photographer Ken Hermann:

   If you want to take pictures in India, people tend to just stand up and look proud and strong, it's very different from the Western world because if you take pictures here, people tend to smile.

3. Devin Booker:

   He's our leader. We lean on him for a lot, we know how disappointed he is and frustrated he is he couldn't be out here for Game One of the Western Conference Finals, especially knowing his past history around this time.

4. Phin Ziebell:

   There is plenty of downside risk to production, western Australia produced a great crop last year because it had good pre-season rains. If the outlook materializes, all soil moisture will be eradicated.

5. Norman Roule:

   Iran's actions are conducted in a manner which are both understood by the world to be conducted by Iran, but not to the extent that the international community can justify a response. In this way, the actions are attributable but deniable, attacks against oil tankers produce tremendous publicity for Iran and raise oil prices. The latter has a direct, if temporary, impact on the economies of China and Western Europe, and Iran likely believes this will compel them to pressure the U.S. to make concessions to avoid future such attacks.