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Synonyms for westerly

  • adjective
  • noun

Most common

western westly ponent

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Western — located towards or in the west

west, western, westly, ponent

Noun

west wind, zephyr

Antonyms

easterly, eastern, east

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Located towards or in the west.

    the westerly side of the lake

  2. n. 1

    A westerly wind or storm, one blowing or coming from the west.

Related words

Word family
wester

Forms

Plural
westerlies → zephyrs…

Example sentences

  • western I'm writing about Western Sahara. Try and stop me.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
westerlyfalling
westernfalling
ponentfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
west1
6 letters
zephyr2, westly, ponent
7 letters
western2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (zephyr2 = 2 syllables).