Synonyms for south
saʊθ; saʊðsouth

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Southnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   southward, due south

   Antonyms:
   northwestward, northerly, northeast, northwestern, northwesterly, northbound, northeasterly, northern, northernmost, northeastern, north-central, northwest, northward, north, northmost, northeastward

2. Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, Dixielandnoun

   the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

   Synonyms:
   conspiracy, federation, confederation, southward, due south

   Antonyms:
   northern, northwest, northwesterly, northbound, northeasterly, northerly, northwestward, northeast, north, northwestern, northeastward, northeastern, northernmost, northward, north-central, northmost

3. south, due south, southward, Snoun

   the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees

   Synonyms:
   due south, entropy, southward, sec, reciprocal ohm, second, siemens, sulfur, atomic number 16, randomness, sulphur, mho

   Antonyms:
   northern, north, northeasterly, northeastward, northwesterly, northernmost, northerly, northbound, northwestern, northwestward, northeastern, northeast, northmost, northward, northwest, north-central

4. southnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   southward, due south

   Antonyms:
   northward, northerly, northeastward, northwest, north, northmost, northeastern, northernmost, northeast, northwesterly, northbound, northwestward, northwestern, northeasterly, northern, north-central

5. southadjective

   the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point

   Synonyms:
   southward, due south

   Antonyms:
   northeast, northmost, northwesterly, north-central, northeastern, northernmost, northbound, northwestward, northeasterly, northward, northern, northwest, northeastward, northwestern, northerly, north

6. southadverb

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

   "the south entrance"

   Antonyms:
   north, northward, northeasterly, northerly, northernmost, northern, northeastward, northbound, northwestward, northeast, northwest, northeastern, northmost, northwestern, northwesterly, north-central

7. south, to the south, in the southadverb

   in a southern direction

   "we moved south"

   Synonyms:
   in the south, to the south

   Antonyms:
   northerly, northern, northeasterly, northwesterly, north-central, northwest, northwestward, northeastward, northward, northernmost, north, northbound, northwestern, northeastern, northeast, northmost

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1. • United States
   • Cardinal Compass Point
   • Geographical Area
   • Location

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. southadjective

   Synonyms:
   southern, southerly

2. southadjective

   Synonyms:
   southward, towards the south

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

1. List of paraphrases for "south":

   southern, sud, zuid, south-, southerly, nan, southward, nam, syd, on, nanfang, nam-il, s., south-south

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1. Zoleka Lisa:

   Brewsters Craft want Brewsters Craft category to embrace women in South Africa, bold Brew was just saying, let's celebrate women's month and toast it with the beer.

2. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves:

   All of us are of similar minds. We each have different circumstances and different situations that are unique to each individual state, and so I'm not at all surprised that this is sort of exactly what I anticipated occurring with some in the South Carolina, continuing to work to reopen.

3. Debbie Dills:

   I saw the news coverage last night and the picture of the car. I knew it was a black car, and it had a tag on the front. I saw the picture of him with the bowl cut, i said, I’ve seen that car for some reason. I look over, and it’s got a South Carolina tag on it. I thought, ‘Nah that’s not his car.’ Then I got closer and saw that haircut.

4. Judge Timothy R. Walmsley:

   That one minute represents a fraction of the time that Ahmaud Arbery in south Georgia was running in Satilla Shores.

5. Chris Covert:

   I feel pretty pleased with where we are at this point, the traditional route is always to go and get as many elected officials as you can ... and we've been blessed to get selected elected officials from across the state. But we've also gotten the student body presidents of two [historically black colleges and universities]; the president of the Young Democrats of South Carolina, an African-American, and 250 small black businesses. They are helping us support Bernie.