west

/wˈɛst/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
2. the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
3. the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
4. the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point
5. British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)
6. United States film actress (1892-1980)
7. English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)
8. a location in the western part of a country, region, or city

adjective

1. situated in or facing or moving toward the west

adverb

1. to, toward, or in the west
   “we moved west to Arizona”

Synonyms for west

• Occident
• due west
• westward
• W
• western United States
• Rebecca West
• Dame Rebecca West
• Cicily Isabel Fairfield
• Mae West
• Benjamin West
• westbound
• western
• westerly
• westernmost
• westside

Antonyms of west

• east

Words that rhyme with west

• rest
• test
• digest
• best
• nest
• breast
• crest
• northwest
• quest
• southwest
• vest
• arrest
• blessed
• protest
• invest
• manifest
• request
• attest
• chest
• distressed
• divest
• dressed
• guest
• jest
• pest
• suggest
• compressed
• depressed
• infest
• professed