Synonyms for north
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1. Northnoun

   the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

   Synonyms:
   northward, magnetic north, compass north, due north

   Antonyms:
   south, southeastward, southern, southeastern, southeast, southwest, southernmost, southwestern, southward, southwesterly, southeasterly, southerly, southbound, southwestward, south-central, southmost

2. Union, Northnoun

   the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)

   "he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale"

   Synonyms:
   conglutination, sexual union, join, trades union, uniting, matrimony, unification, coupling, sum, northward, spousal relationship, compass north, magnetic north, trade union, pairing, conjugation, wedlock, marriage, mating, brotherhood, labor union, jointure, due north

   Antonyms:
   southerly, southeast, southmost, southeasterly, southward, southwest, southwesterly, southernmost, southeastward, southeastern, south-central, southwestern, southbound, southwestward, southern, south

3. north, due north, northward, Nnoun

   the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees

   Synonyms:
   nitrogen, due north, newton, atomic number 7, magnetic north, normality, compass north, northward

   Antonyms:
   southern, southeastern, south, southeastward, southeast, southwestward, southward, southwest, southwesterly, southeasterly, southernmost, southmost, southbound, southwestern, south-central, southerly

4. northnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   northward, magnetic north, compass north, due north

   Antonyms:
   southerly, southwestern, southwesterly, southeastward, southmost, southeast, southwestward, south, southern, southwest, southbound, southeasterly, southeastern, southward, southernmost, south-central

5. northnoun

   the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point

   Synonyms:
   northward, magnetic north, compass north, due north

   Antonyms:
   southwest, southwestern, southbound, southern, south, southwestward, southerly, southmost, south-central, southeasterly, southeast, southeastward, southward, southwesterly, southeastern, southernmost

6. north, magnetic north, compass northnoun

   the direction in which a compass needle points

   Synonyms:
   northward, magnetic north, compass north, due north

   Antonyms:
   southbound, southern, southwesterly, southerly, southeasterly, southwestern, southwest, south-central, southeastern, south, southeast, southmost, southward, southwestward, southernmost, southeastward

7. North, Frederick North, Second Earl of Guilfordadjective

   British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)

   Synonyms:
   northward, magnetic north, compass north, due north

   Antonyms:
   southbound, southerly, southwestward, southeast, southwest, southeasterly, southwesterly, southern, southwestern, southernmost, south, southeastern, southmost, southward, south-central, southeastward

8. northadverb

   situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north

   "artists like north light"; "the north portico"

   Antonyms:
   southwestward, southeastward, southeasterly, southwest, southbound, southwesterly, southerly, south-central, south, southern, southward, southmost, southeast, southeastern, southernmost, southwestern

9. north, northerly, northwards, northwardadverb

   in a northern direction

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

   Synonyms:
   northward, northerly, northwards

   Antonyms:
   southern, southeastern, southeasterly, southeast, southbound, south, southwesterly, southeastward, southerly, southwest, southward, southwestward, southernmost, south-central, southwestern, southmost

Matched Categories

1. • United States
   • Cardinal Compass Point
   • Direction
   • Geographical Area
   • Location

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1. northadjective

   Synonyms:
   northerly, northern, boreal, arctic

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1. List of paraphrases for "north":

   northern, nord, norte, northerly, northward, ireland, noord, norden, nordic, north-, pyongyang, upstate, al-shamal, pak, norr, shamal, n

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1. Vincent Martin:

   The food and nutrition insecurity situation in North Korea is worrying and the African swine fever outbreak puts additional pressure on the availability of proteins of animal origin.

2. Glen Bolger:

   I think what it does is it helps North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis with the Trump voters who might not vote down ticket, but now suddenly see,' Oh, the Senate's an important fight.'.

3. John Bolton:

   There's not any starry-eyed feeling among the group doing this, we're well aware of what the North Koreans have done in the past.

4. Jhe Seong-ho:

   For the past seven decades, the two Koreas have taken radically different paths, deregulating of the border zones won't be a quick and smooth process even if there is an economic opening up of North Korea.

5. Jesus Seade:

   There is a general climate, in which the United States is in a long-term difficult relationship with China and it understands that the big economy the United States has needs to be accompanied by the big North American economic region.