Synonyms for North
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1. Northnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   northward, magnetic north, compass north, due north

   Antonyms:
   south, southeastward, southern, southeastern, southeast, southwest, southernmost, southwestern, southward, southwesterly, southeasterly, southerly, southbound, southwestward, south-central, southmost

2. Union, Northnoun

   the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)

   "he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale"

   Synonyms:
   conglutination, sexual union, join, trades union, uniting, matrimony, unification, coupling, sum, northward, spousal relationship, compass north, magnetic north, trade union, pairing, conjugation, wedlock, marriage, mating, brotherhood, labor union, jointure, due north

   Antonyms:
   southerly, southeast, southmost, southeasterly, southward, southwest, southwesterly, southernmost, southeastward, southeastern, south-central, southwestern, southbound, southwestward, southern, south

3. north, due north, northward, Nnoun

   the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees

   Synonyms:
   nitrogen, due north, newton, atomic number 7, magnetic north, normality, north, compass north, northward

   Antonyms:
   southern, southeastern, south, southeastward, southeast, southwestward, southward, southwest, southwesterly, southeasterly, southernmost, southmost, southbound, southwestern, south-central, southerly

4. northnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   northward, magnetic north, compass north, due north

   Antonyms:
   southerly, southwestern, southwesterly, southeastward, southmost, southeast, southwestward, south, southern, southwest, southbound, southeasterly, southeastern, southward, southernmost, south-central

5. northnoun

   the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point

   Synonyms:
   northward, magnetic north, compass north, due north

   Antonyms:
   southwest, southwestern, southbound, southern, south, southwestward, southerly, southmost, south-central, southeasterly, southeast, southeastward, southward, southwesterly, southeastern, southernmost

6. north, magnetic north, compass northnoun

   the direction in which a compass needle points

   Synonyms:
   northward, magnetic north, compass north, due north, north

   Antonyms:
   southbound, southern, southwesterly, southerly, southeasterly, southwestern, southwest, south-central, southeastern, south, southeast, southmost, southward, southwestward, southernmost, southeastward

7. North, Frederick North, Second Earl of Guilfordadjective

   British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)

   Synonyms:
   northward, magnetic north, compass north, due north

   Antonyms:
   southbound, southerly, southwestward, southeast, southwest, southeasterly, southwesterly, southern, southwestern, southernmost, south, southeastern, southmost, southward, south-central, southeastward

8. northadverb

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

   "artists like north light"; "the north portico"

   Antonyms:
   southwestward, southeastward, southeasterly, southwest, southbound, southwesterly, southerly, south-central, south, southern, southward, southmost, southeast, southeastern, southernmost, southwestern

9. north, northerly, northwards, northwardadverb

   in a northern direction

   "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!"

   Synonyms:
   northward, northerly, northwards, north

   Antonyms:
   southern, southeastern, southeasterly, southeast, southbound, south, southwesterly, southeastward, southerly, southwest, southward, southwestward, southernmost, south-central, southwestern, southmost

Matched Categories

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

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1. northadjective

   Synonyms:
   northerly, northern, boreal, arctic

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1. List of paraphrases for "north":

   northern, nord, norte, northerly, northward, ireland, noord, norden, nordic, north-, pyongyang, upstate, al-shamal, pak, norr, shamal, n

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1. Vladimir Putin:

   We also welcome and praise the outcome of the meeting between the leader of North Korea, comrade Kim Jong Un, and US President Donald Trump that took place recently, now there are prospects of resolving the problems by peaceful political and diplomatic means.

2. Kim Il:

   We would like to make North Korea clear that North Korea does not necessarily mean the denuclearization is not possible, but what we mean is that it is not possible at this point of time. I remind United States that the denuclearization on the North Korea peninsula can be realized only when there are major changes made on the other side.

3. Benjamin Lessing:

   Most of the violence has been in this region, the north and the northeast region, and it's a place where these gangs are actively fighting each other to achieve some kind of local hegemony or at least carve out space, it doesn't mean these gangs don't exist in the rest of Brazil -- they do, and there's violence in other parts of Brazil too related to these gangs. But it seems like where the fighting is very intense right now is in this north-northeast region.

4. Joe Rao:

   They called it that because the southern edge of the eclipse passed over 96th Street in Manhattan, anyone north of that street saw a total eclipse. Anyone south of it saw 99.9 percent.

5. Dennis Rodman:

   If the door’s open in September, I will invite Kanye West with me to go to North Korea with me … If Kim Jong wants to make an album about North Korea Kim Jong ’ll be there for like six to seven days, and Kim Jong ’ll see what’s going on. Now, go make a song about this. So here you go, the Worm.