Synonyms for northward
north·ward

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1. north, due north, northward, Nadjective

   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

   Antonyms:
   south

2. northbound, northwardadverb

   moving toward the north

   "the northbound lane"; "we took the north train"; "the northward flow of traffic"

   Synonyms:
   northbound

   Antonyms:
   south

3. north, northerly, northwards, northwardadverb

   in a northern direction

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

   Synonyms:
   northerly, northwards, north

   Antonyms:
   south

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1. List of paraphrases for "northward":

   upcountry, north, northbound

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1. Sutopo Purow Nugroho:

   People ran out in panic. our early estimation, based on experience, is that it caused widespread damage, beginning from Palu northward to Donggala.

2. Matthew Eby:

   Hurricanes are making their way northward. They’re making it latitudinally up to places they haven’t before, the second thing that comes along with that is they’re stronger.

3. Phil Klotzbach:

   The latitude at which easterly waves come off of the coast of Africa tends to shift northward over the next couple of months, so getting systems coming off of the coast at 8-10 ° N is fairly common for this time of year.

4. The NHC:

   A tropical depression could form late in the week when the system begins to move slowly northward.

5. The NHC:

   One complicating factor is that several of the models show a ridge building over the northwestern Atlantic Canada and Atlantic Canada, which could cause the storm to stay on a more northward track closer to New England than currently forecast.