Synonyms for northeast
ˌnɔrθˈist; Naut. ˌnɔr-north·east

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1. northeastnoun

   Antonyms:
   southwest

2. northeastadjective

   The northeastern states of the United States.

   Antonyms:
   southwest

3. northeastadjective

   The northeastern counties of England including Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Teesside and Durham.

   Antonyms:
   southwest

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1. northeast, nor'-east, northeastward, NEnoun

   the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees

   Synonyms:
   northeastward, nor'-east, atomic number 10, neon, northeastern United States

   Antonyms:
   south

2. Northeast, northeastern United Statesnoun

   the northeastern region of the United States

   Synonyms:
   northeastward, nor'-east, northeastern United States

   Antonyms:
   south

3. northeastnoun

   the direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point

   Synonyms:
   northeastward, nor'-east, northeastern United States

   Antonyms:
   south

4. northeastadjective

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

   Synonyms:
   northeastward, nor'-east, northeastern United States

   Antonyms:
   south

5. northeastern, northeasterly, northeastadjective

   situated in or oriented toward the northeast

   "the northeasterly part of the island"

   Synonyms:
   northeasterly, northeastern

   Antonyms:
   south

6. northeasterly, northeastadverb

   coming from the northeast

   "northeasterly winds"

   Synonyms:
   northeasterly, northeastern

   Antonyms:
   south

7. northeast, north-east, nor'-eastadverb

   to, toward, or in the northeast

   Synonyms:
   nor'-east, north-east

   Antonyms:
   south

Matched Categories

1. • East
   • Compass Point
   • Direction
   • Geographical Area

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1. List of paraphrases for "northeast":

   north-east, northeastern, north-eastern, nord-est, ne, northeasterly, nordeste, east, manchuria, n.e.

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1. Brian Czarnecki:

   I think there is a huge pent-up demand for skiers, so it's now going to be a race for operators of the large resorts in the Northeast, with all eyes on Martin Luther King Day, unfortunately, it's a cycle, but the ski business is resilient.

2. The NWS:

   More impactful freezing rainaccretion will be possible and this time stretch from northeast Oklahomato northern Kentucky.

3. The US:

   Turkey has not really gained all that much from this, as I said, but in the process has scrambled the entire northeast, undercut our efforts against ISIS and brought in the Russians and the Syrian regime forces in a way that is really tragic for everybody involved.

4. Keld Qvistgaard:

   In this case, [ the open water is ] 20-30 miles wide and goes all the way from the northeast off Greenland to the northern tip, and even further west, i've been in this business for 26 years and I don't recall that I've seen a breakup this big.

5. Mickie Abatemarco:

   In the northeast you do hear more about churches and parishes closing, but down in the south, and particularly the southeast, our numbers are very robust.