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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

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PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "southwest":

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

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How to use southwest in a sentence?

  1. Southwest Airlines:

    Our employees are our everyday heroes and are trained to de-escalate conflict while delivering heartfelt hospitality on nearly 4,000 flights to nearly the half-million customers who fly Southwest every day.

  2. Mogens Ronnebek:

    These months have been warmer than normal, especially in Southwest Greenland, where there has been many days with degrees above zero.

  3. Kevin McAleenan:

    This is the first time weve heard anything like this kind of number of law enforcement being deployed in Mexico to address migration, not just at the southern border but also on the transportation routes to the northern border and in coordinated patrols in key areas along our southwest border.

  4. Cathryn Oakley:

    Every region of the country - Northeast, Southeast, Plains, Great Lakes, Southwest, West and Northwest - had at least one 100-point score, people have this idea that it's only going to be folks on the coasts who are going to be acting on these things, and that is absolutely not the case.

  5. Jennifer Homendy:

    Air traffic control in this situation can see the FedEx plane on radar. They cannot in Austin see where Southwest is on the ground.


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