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. Ruben Oliva:

   His cooperation led to the dismantling of the first narco state in the western hemisphere, people talk about Colombia and Mexico, but neither of those were compromised to the highest levels as Haiti was.

2. Mark Meadows:

   I serve at the will of 750,000 people in western North Carolina. I ’m going to be a no even if it sends me home, i don’t know of too many people who can challenge me on the right.

3. Ashraf Ghani:

   Let us prove that only Western countries cannot solve this conflict.

4. Soner Cagaptay:

   I think, though, the bigger driver...(is that) Erdogan has realized that the U.S. will not help him in Syria against the YPG, and Putin will, in return, Putin has lured Turkey into lucrative deals and bargains, many of which undermine Turkey's pro-Western orientation, the S-400 purchase being a case in point.

5. John Malone:

   We've looked at that from our side and there would be very substantial synergies if we could find a way to work together or combine the companies with respect to western Europe.