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. Tom Petty:

   It was on a flagpole in front of the courthouse, and I often saw it in Western movies. I just honestly didn't give it much thought, though I should have.

2. Lucas Mendos:

   ( The British also) had this conception that the' Orient,' the non-Western subjects, were overly erotic and over-sexed, and that's the reason why they were worried young colonial officers going abroad would be corrupted by those sexual acts.

3. National Hurricane Center:

   Some slow development is possible as the disturbance turns northeastward and moves over the western Northern Atlantic.

4. Robert Thompson:

   In many ways, the Mafia took over from the Western as the great American epic, it's about the settling of the urban frontier as opposed to the geographical frontier, and it's also a great immigration story.

5. Don Shomette:

   I took some folks from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration down there and they were stunned when they saw the place, we have 185 archeologically-documented shipwrecks in a 14-square-mile area, which makes it one of the most densely-populated places in the western world for historic vessels.