Synonyms for southwest
ˌsaʊθˈwɛst; Naut. ˌsaʊ-south·west

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1. southwest, sou'-west, southwestward, SWnoun

   the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees

   Synonyms:
   sou'-west, southwestward, southwestern United States

   Antonyms:
   north

2. Southwest, southwestern United Statesnoun

   the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado

   Synonyms:
   sou'-west, southwestward, southwestern United States

   Antonyms:
   north

3. southwestnoun

   the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point

   Synonyms:
   sou'-west, southwestward, southwestern United States

   Antonyms:
   north

4. southwestadjective

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

   Synonyms:
   sou'-west, southwestward, southwestern United States

   Antonyms:
   north

5. southwesterly, southwestadjective

   coming from the southwest

   "the winds are southwesterly"

   Synonyms:
   southwestern, southwesterly

   Antonyms:
   north

6. southwest, southwestern, southwesterlyadverb

   situated in or oriented toward the southwest

   Synonyms:
   southwestern, southwesterly

   Antonyms:
   north

7. southwest, south-west, sou'westadverb

   to, toward, or in the southwest

   Synonyms:
   south-west, sou'west

   Antonyms:
   north

Matched Categories

1. • Compass Point
   • Direction

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1. List of paraphrases for "southwest":

   southwestern, south-west, south-western, sw, sud-ouest, southwesterly, west, s.w.

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1. Andrea Young:

   What I witnessed at a polling precinct in Southwest Atlanta was an older voter who voted in person because her absentee ballot had not arrived. She returned home to find the ballot had been delivered and was so conscientious that she brought it back to the polls and destroyed it in the presence of poll workers.

2. Mark Daniels:

   They've set us up for failure here on the southwest border completely, and let me give you some numbers that kind of highlight what's going on. This fiscal year we've had 10,000 pounds of fentanyl, 180,000 pounds of meth, 86,000 pounds of cocaine, 5,000 pounds of heroin, and 311,000 pounds of marijuana come through the southwest border this fiscal year.

3. Casey Murray:

   What was a minor temporary event for other carriers devastated Southwest Airlines because our operation has become brittle and subject to massive failures under the slightest pressure, southwest Airlines Pilots Association are tired and frustrated because our operation is running on empty due to a lack of support from the company.

4. Election Day , Trump:

   There's nothing new under the sun, i think many of Election Day , Trump are aware that President Wilson 100 years ago, a little over a 100 years ago, deployed the US Army to the Southwest border. That's over a century ago. The threat then was Pancho Villa's troops, a revolutionary raiding across the border into the United States, New Mexico, in 1916 and there's a more recent history of DoD support on United States : It spans four administrations and both political parties.

5. Southwest Airlines:

   We continue to cooperate fully with the National Transportation Safety Board's ongoing investigation into flight 1380. Safety is our top priority at Southwest, and we appreciate the efforts of the NTSB Investigators in developing today's Preliminary Report.