Synonyms for southern
ˈsʌð ərnsouth·ern

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1. southernadjective

   Synonyms:
   meridional, austral

   Antonyms:
   northern, boreal, septentrional

2. southernadjective

   from or pertaining to the southern part of any region

   Synonyms:
   meridional, austral

   Antonyms:
   boreal, septentrional, northern

3. southernadjective

   Of or pertaining to a southern region, especially Southern Europe or the southern United States.

   The southern climate.

   Synonyms:
   austral, meridional

   Antonyms:
   northern, boreal, septentrional

4. southernadjective

   Of a wind: blowing from the south; southerly.

   Synonyms:
   austral, meridional

   Antonyms:
   boreal, septentrional, northern

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1. southernadjective

   in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

   "southern hospitality"; "southern cooking"; "southern plantations"

   Synonyms:
   southerly

   Antonyms:
   northern, Union, Federal, blue, north, north-central, boreal, circumboreal, Yankee, septrional

2. southerly, southernadjective

   situated in or oriented toward the south

   "a southern exposure"; "took a southerly course"

   Synonyms:
   southerly

   Antonyms:
   blue, north, northern, Yankee, circumboreal, septrional, boreal, north-central, Union, Federal

3. southernadjective

   situated in or coming from regions of the south

   "the southern hemisphere"; "southern constellations"

   Synonyms:
   southerly

   Antonyms:
   north, septrional, circumboreal, northern, boreal, Federal, north-central, blue, Union, Yankee

4. southerly, southernadjective

   from the south; used especially of wind

   "a hot southerly wind"; "southern breezes"; "the winds are southerly"

   Synonyms:
   southerly

   Antonyms:
   northern, Yankee, blue, septrional, boreal, north, Union, circumboreal, north-central, Federal

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1. southernadjective

   Synonyms:
   southerly, south

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1. List of paraphrases for "southern":

   south, sud, austral, southerly, south-, nan, nanfang

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1. President Trump:

   One in three women are sexually assaulted on the dangerous trek up through Mexico. Women and children are the biggest victims by far of our broken system, this is the tragic reality of illegal immigration on our southern border.

2. Paul Hunter:

   The risk is mostly in southern Europe and especially around the Mediterranean coast, however, even if Zika did start to spread in Europe, it is unlikely to become established as an outbreak is very unlikely to continue over winter.

3. Omar Khatab:

   Three or four times a year, he would show up in Southern California, he'd talk for about two to three hours. He'd buy his own time and come here and broadcast and leave within a day.

4. David Peterson:

   These wildfires in Southern California are like anywhere else in the West.

5. Ali Shamkhani:

   We have said before that Iranian military advisers are not present in southern Syria and have not participated in recent operations.