Synonyms for southward
- adverb
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- adv. 1
Towards the south; in a southerly direction.
- n. 1
The direction or area lying to the south of a place.
Example sentences
- southerly Only Diego Garcia, the largest and most southerly of the islands, is inhabited.
- southwards I told Yaroslav that I took the train southwards from Cairo to Aswan, Egypt.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| southward | falling | |
| southerly | falling | |
| southwards | falling | |
| southwardly | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- south1
- 9 letters
- southerly3
- 10 letters
- southwards
- 11 letters
- southwardly
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (southerly3 = 3 syllables).