Synonyms for westerly
ˈwɛs tər liwest·er·ly

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1. westerlynoun

   Synonyms:
   zephyr, ponent

2. westerlyadjective

   Situated in the west.

   Synonyms:
   zephyr, ponent

3. westerlyadjective

   Coming from the west.

   Synonyms:
   ponent

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prevailing westerly, westerlyadjective

   the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth

   Synonyms:
   prevailing westerly

   Antonyms:
   east, easterly

2. westerly, westernadjective

   of wind; from the west

   Synonyms:
   westbound, westward, western

   Antonyms:
   east, easterly

3. westbound, westerly, westwardadverb

   moving toward the west

   "westbound pioneers"

   Synonyms:
   westbound, westward, western

   Antonyms:
   east, easterly

4. westerlyadverb

   toward the west

   "we began to steer away westerly"- Daniel Defoe

   Antonyms:
   east, easterly

5. westerlyadverb

   from the west

   "the wind blew westerly"

   Antonyms:
   east, easterly

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1. westerlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   western, WEST

2. westerlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   westward, toward the west

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

1. List of paraphrases for "westerly":

   west, western, westward

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1. Dan McKena:

   The joke is we've built every picnic table, lifeguard stand that's located in the town of Westerly, it's just something we kind of do quietly and this story just kind of got put out there on social media and it kind of blew up and took off.

2. Ian Shepherd:

   Cloudy conditions and strong westerly winds associated with an active monsoon tend to suppress sea breezes over the islands, reducing the likelihood of Hector forming regularly, an active monsoon also generates regular showers and thunderstorms which move rapidly across the islands from west to east in the relatively cool maritime airstream.