West

//wɛst//

Synonyms for "west" (119 found)

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Closest matches (24)

Strong matches (36)

Noun(1 words)
due west

Related words (59)

Noun(3 words)
ponentwwestward

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More general

3 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

Synonyms

4 entries

Related terms

5 entries

coordinate

3 entries

derived

505 entries

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has context

4 entries

has property

1 entries

is a

4 entries

part of

1 entries

related to

23 entries

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similar

13 entries

Translations

516 translations across 171 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • wes noun (compass point)

Ainu

1 entries
  • チュッポㇰ noun (compass point)

Akkadian

1 entries
  • amurrum noun (compass point)

Albanian

2 entries
  • Perëndimi name (Western world)
  • perëndim noun (compass point)

Amharic

1 entries
  • ምዕራብ noun (compass point)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • δυσμή noun (compass point)
  • δύσις noun (compass point)

Arabic

4 entries
  • الْغَرْب name (Western world)
  • غرب noun (compass point)
  • غَرْب noun (compass point)
  • مَغْرِب noun (compass point)

Aramaic

2 entries
  • מערבא noun (compass point)
  • ܡܥܪܒܐ noun (compass point)

Armenian

4 entries
  • արևմտյան adj (towards the west)
  • արևմտյան adj (western)
  • արևմտյան adj (occidental)
  • Արևմուտք name (Western world)

Aromanian

3 entries
  • Vestu noun (compass point)
  • ascãpitatã noun (compass point)
  • vestu noun (compass point)

Assamese

1 entries
  • পশ্চিম noun (compass point)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

1 entries
  • ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ noun (compass point)

Asturian

1 entries
  • oeste noun (compass point)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • qərbi adj (western)
  • qərb noun (compass point)

Bashkir

3 entries
  • Көнбайыш name (Western world)
  • Көнбайыш name (Western block, Western Europe)
  • көнбайыш noun (compass point)

Basque

2 entries
  • mendebal noun (compass point)
  • sartalde noun (compass point)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • захо́дні adj (western)
  • За́хад name (Western world)
  • за́хад noun (compass point)

Bengali

1 entries
  • পশ্চিম noun (compass point)

Bhojpuri

1 entries
  • पश्चिम noun (compass point)

Bikol Central

1 entries
  • sulnopan noun (compass point)

Breton

1 entries
  • kornôg noun (compass point)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • западен adj (western)
  • западен adj (occidental)
  • на запад adv (towards the west)
  • За́пад name (Western world)

Burmese

2 entries
  • ပစ္ဆိမ noun (compass point)
  • အနောက် noun (compass point)

Carpathian Rusyn

2 entries
  • за́пад noun (compass point)
  • за́ход noun (compass point)

Catalan

3 entries
  • occident noun (compass point)
  • oest noun (compass point)
  • ponent noun (compass point)

Cebuano

1 entries
  • kasadpan noun (compass point)

Central Kurdish

4 entries
  • rojawayî adj (western)
  • rojawayî adj (occidental)
  • xorawayî adj (western)
  • xorawayî adj (occidental)

Central Melanau

4 entries
  • barat adj (towards the west)
  • barat adj (western)
  • barat adj (occidental)
  • laan adj (towards the west)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᏭᏕᎵᎬᎢ noun (compass point)

Chickasaw

1 entries
  • hashaaobya' noun (compass point)

Chinese

3 entries
  • щи noun (compass point)
  • щифон noun (compass point)
  • 西 noun (compass point)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 西 noun (compass point)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 西 adj (towards the west)
  • 歐美 /欧美 name (Western world)
  • 西方 name (Western world)
  • 西方 name (Western Europe, non-Cold War concept)

Chukchi

1 entries
  • ӄэралгын noun (compass point)

Church Slavic

4 entries
  • западъ noun (compass point)
  • заходъ noun (compass point)
  • ⰸⰰⱂⰰⰴⱏ noun (compass point)
  • ⰸⰰⱈⱁⰴⱏ noun (compass point)

Cornish

3 entries
  • gorlewin noun (compass point)
  • howlsedhes noun (compass point)
  • west noun (compass point)

Czech

4 entries
  • západní adj (western)
  • západní adj (occidental)
  • Okcident name (Western world)
  • Západ name (Western world)

Danish

4 entries
  • Vest name (Western block, Western Europe)
  • Vesten name (Western world)
  • Vesteuropa name (Western Europe, non-Cold War concept)
  • vest noun (compass point)

Dari

4 entries
  • بَاخْتَر noun (compass point)
  • خورْبَرَان noun (compass point)
  • غَرْب noun (compass point)
  • مَغْرِب noun (compass point)

Dhuwal

1 entries
  • bärra noun (compass point)

Dutch

4 entries
  • west adj (towards the west)
  • westelijk adj (towards the west)
  • westelijke adj (towards the west)
  • westwaarts adv (towards the west)

Egyptian

3 entries
  • jmn noun (compass point)
  • jmnt noun (compass point)
  • jmntt noun (compass point)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • okcidenta adj (towards the west)
  • okcidento noun (compass point)

Estonian

3 entries
  • läänes adv (towards the west)
  • Lääs name (Western world)
  • lääs noun (compass point)

Farefare

1 entries
  • sʋlmi-tɩŋa name (Western world)

Finnish

4 entries
  • länsimaalainen adj (occidental)
  • länteen päin adj (towards the west)
  • läntinen adj (western)
  • Länsi-Eurooppa name (Western Europe, non-Cold War concept)

French

4 entries
  • occidental adj (western)
  • occidental adj (occidental)
  • vers l'ouest adj (towards the west)
  • Far West name (Western states of the United States)

Gagauz

1 entries
  • batı noun (compass point)

Galician

3 entries
  • occidente noun (compass point)
  • oeste noun (compass point)
  • poñente noun (compass point)

Georgian

3 entries
  • დასავლეთი name (Western world)
  • დასავლეთი name (Western block, Western Europe)
  • დასავლეთი noun (compass point)

German

4 entries
  • abendländisch adj (occidental)
  • westlich adj (towards the west)
  • westlich adj (western)
  • westlich adj (occidental)

Greek

4 entries
  • δυτικός adj (towards the west)
  • δυτικός adj (western)
  • δυτικός adj (occidental)
  • δυτικά adv (towards the west)

Greenlandic

1 entries
  • aaqanngitsoq name (Western world)

Gujarati

1 entries
  • પશ્ચિમ noun (compass point)

Hakka Chinese

1 entries
  • 西 noun (compass point)

Hawaiian

1 entries
  • komohana noun (compass point)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • מַעֲרָב name (Western world)
  • יָם noun (compass point)
  • מַעֲרָב noun (compass point)

Hindi

4 entries
  • पश्चिम name (Western world)
  • मग़रिब name (Western world)
  • अथमना noun (compass point)
  • अपरा noun (compass point)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • nyugat noun (compass point)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • vestur adv (towards the west)
  • vestur noun (compass point)

Ido

2 entries
  • ocidento noun (compass point)
  • westo noun (compass point)

Ilocano

1 entries
  • laud noun (compass point)

Inari Sami

1 entries
  • fiestâr noun (compass point)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • barat noun (compass point)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • läns noun (compass point)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • west noun (compass point)

Iranian Persian

4 entries
  • باخْتَر noun (compass point)
  • خورْبَران noun (compass point)
  • غَرْب noun (compass point)
  • مَغْرِب noun (compass point)

Irish

2 entries
  • iarthar noun (compass point)
  • siar noun (compass point)

Italian

4 entries
  • Occidente name (Western world)
  • occidente noun (compass point)
  • ovest noun (compass point)
  • ponente noun (compass point)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 欧米 adj (occidental)
  • 西 adj (towards the west)
  • 西洋 adj (occidental)
  • 西部 adj (western)

Javanese

3 entries
  • kilèn noun (compass point)
  • kulon noun (compass point)
  • pascima noun (compass point)

Kannada

1 entries
  • ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ noun (compass point)

Kapampangan

1 entries
  • albugan noun (compass point)

Karachay-Balkar

1 entries
  • кюнбатыш noun (compass point)

Karo Batak

1 entries
  • pustima noun (compass point)

Kazakh

4 entries
  • Батыc name (Western world)
  • батыс noun (compass point)
  • күнбатыс noun (compass point)
  • мағырып noun (compass point)

Khakas

1 entries
  • кидер noun (compass point)

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries
  • ōtsīnáp name (Western world)

Khmer

4 entries
  • បច្ឆិមទិស name (Western world)
  • លោកខាងលិច name (Western world)
  • ខាងលិច noun (compass point)
  • ទិសខាងលិច noun (compass point)

Kikuyu

1 entries
  • ithũĩro noun (compass point)

Kildin Sami

2 entries
  • вуэррьял adj (western)
  • вуэррьял noun (compass point)

Korean

4 entries
  • 구미 name (Western world)
  • 구미권 name (Western world)
  • 서구 name (Western world)
  • 서구 name (Western block, Western Europe)

Koryak

1 entries
  • тэйкыялӄэвыны noun (compass point)

Kumyk

1 entries
  • гюнбатыш noun (compass point)

Kyrgyz

2 entries
  • батыш noun (compass point)
  • күн батыш noun (compass point)

Lao

4 entries
  • ຕາວັນຕົກ noun (compass point)
  • ຕາເວັນຕົກ noun (compass point)
  • ທິດຕາເວັນຕົກ noun (compass point)
  • ປະຈິມ noun (compass point)

Latgalian

1 entries
  • vokori noun (compass point)

Latin

3 entries
  • occidentalis adj (western)
  • occidens noun (compass point)
  • occāsus noun (compass point)

Latvian

4 entries
  • rietumu adj (western)
  • rietumu adj (occidental)
  • uz rietumiem adv (towards the west)
  • Rietumi name (Western world)

Ligurian

1 entries
  • ovest noun (compass point)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • Vakarai name (Western world)
  • vakarai noun (compass point)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • за́паден adj (western)
  • за́паден adj (occidental)
  • за́падно adj (towards the west)
  • оксидента́лен adj (occidental)

Madurese

1 entries
  • bârâ' noun (compass point)

Malagasy

1 entries
  • andrefana noun (compass point)

Malay

4 entries
  • barat adj (towards the west)
  • barat adj (western)
  • barat adj (occidental)
  • kulon adj (towards the west)

Malayalam

3 entries
  • പടിഞ്ഞാറ് noun (compass point)
  • പശ്ചിമം noun (compass point)
  • മേക്ക് noun (compass point)

Maltese

1 entries
  • punent noun (compass point)

Marathi

1 entries
  • पश्चिम noun (compass point)

Mi'kmaq

1 entries
  • tg'sn noun (compass point)

Middle English

1 entries
  • west noun (compass point)

Mongolian

3 entries
  • Өрнө name (Western world)
  • баруун noun (compass point)
  • ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ noun (compass point)

Moore

1 entries
  • Nasaar-tẽnga name (Western world)

Māori

1 entries
  • hauāuru noun (compass point)

Nahuatl

1 entries
  • cihuatlampa noun (compass point)

Nanai

1 entries
  • пэрхи noun (compass point)

Navajo

2 entries
  • eʼeʼaahjigo adj (towards the west)
  • eʼeʼaah noun (compass point)

Norman

2 entries
  • vouest noun (compass point)
  • vouêt noun (compass point)

Northern Kurdish

4 entries
  • (ber bi) rojava adj (towards the west)
  • (berew) rojawa adj (towards the west)
  • (berew) xorawa adj (towards the west)
  • rojavayî adj (western)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • vestlig adj (towards the west)
  • vestlig adj (western)
  • vestre adj (towards the west)
  • vestre adj (western)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries
  • vestleg adj (towards the west)
  • vestleg adj (western)
  • vestre adj (towards the west)
  • vestre adj (western)

Occitan

3 entries
  • occident noun (compass point)
  • oèst noun (compass point)
  • ponent noun (compass point)

Odia

1 entries
  • ପଶ୍ଚିମ noun (compass point)

Oromo

1 entries
  • lixa noun (compass point)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • باتی noun (compass point)

Pannonian Rusyn

1 entries
  • заход noun (compass point)

Papiamentu

1 entries
  • wèst noun (compass point)

Pashto

2 entries
  • باختر noun (compass point)
  • مغرب noun (compass point)

Persian

4 entries
  • خوروران adj (towards the west)
  • غرب adj (towards the west)
  • غربی adj (western)
  • غربی adj (occidental)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Wasten noun (compass point)

Polish

4 entries
  • na zachód adj (towards the west)
  • zachodni adj (western)
  • zachodni adj (occidental)
  • na zachód adv (towards the west)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • ocidental adj (towards the west)
  • ocidental adj (western)
  • ocidental adj (occidental)
  • Ocidente name (Western world)

Punjabi

1 entries
  • ਪੱਛਮ noun (compass point)

Rohingya

1 entries
  • fosím adj (towards the west)

Romanian

4 entries
  • Vestul name (Western world)
  • apus noun (compass point)
  • occident noun (compass point)
  • vest noun (compass point)

Romansch

1 entries
  • vest noun (compass point)

Russian

4 entries
  • за́падный adj (western)
  • за́падный adj (occidental)
  • Ди́кий За́пад name (Western states of the United States)
  • За́пад name (Western world)

Sanskrit

2 entries
  • अपरा noun (compass point)
  • पश्चिमा noun (compass point)

Santali

2 entries
  • ᱯᱟᱪᱮ noun (compass point)
  • ᱯᱟᱹᱪᱷᱤᱢ noun (compass point)

Scots

1 entries
  • wast noun (compass point)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • an iar adj (towards the west)
  • an iar adj (western)
  • siar adj (towards the west)
  • siar adj (western)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • Zapad name (Western world)
  • Òkcident name (Western world)
  • Запад name (Western world)
  • О̀кцидент name (Western world)

Seychellois Creole

1 entries
  • was noun (compass point)

Shor

1 entries
  • кӱн-қонужу noun (compass point)

Sinhalese

1 entries
  • බටහිර noun (compass point)

Slovak

3 entries
  • západný adj (western)
  • Západ name (Western world)
  • západ noun (compass point)

Slovene

2 entries
  • Zahod name (Western world)
  • zahod noun (compass point)

Southern Altai

1 entries
  • кӱнбадыш noun (compass point)

Spanish

4 entries
  • al oeste adj (towards the west)
  • occidental adj (western)
  • occidental adj (occidental)
  • Occidente name (Western world)

Swahili

1 entries
  • magharibi noun (compass point)

Swedish

4 entries
  • västerländsk adj (occidental)
  • västerut adj (towards the west)
  • västlig adj (western)
  • Occidenten name (Western world)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • kanluran noun (compass point)

Tajik

3 entries
  • Ғарб name (Western world)
  • мағриб noun (compass point)
  • ғарб noun (compass point)

Tamil

1 entries
  • மேற்கு noun (compass point)

Tatar

1 entries
  • көнбатыш noun (compass point)

Telugu

4 entries
  • పడమటి adj (towards the west)
  • పశ్చిమ adj (towards the west)
  • పశ్చిమ adj (western)
  • పాశ్చాత్య adj (towards the west)

Tetum

1 entries
  • loromonu noun (compass point)

Thai

4 entries
  • ทิศตะวันตก name (Western world)
  • ตะวันตก noun (compass point)
  • ทิศตะวันตก noun (compass point)
  • ประจิม noun (compass point)

Tibetan

1 entries
  • ནུབ noun (compass point)

Tigrinya

1 entries
  • ምዕራብ noun (compass point)

Toba Batak

2 entries
  • hasundutan noun (compass point)
  • pastima noun (compass point)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • kauṃ-kläsko noun (compass point)

Turkish

2 entries
  • batı noun (compass point)
  • garp noun (compass point)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • günbatar noun (compass point)

Turoyo

1 entries
  • ܡܰܥܪܒ݂ܳܐ noun (compass point)

Tuvan

1 entries
  • барыын чүк noun (compass point)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • за́хідний adj (western)
  • За́хід name (Western world)
  • за́хід noun (compass point)

Urdu

1 entries
  • مَغْرِب noun (compass point)

Uyghur

2 entries
  • غەرب noun (compass point)
  • كۈنپېتىش noun (compass point)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • gʻarb noun (compass point)
  • kunbotish noun (compass point)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • Tây phương name (Western world)
  • phưng tây name (Western world)
  • phương Tây name (Western world)
  • hướng tây noun (compass point)

Volapük

4 entries
  • vesüdik adj (western)
  • vesüdio adj (towards the west)
  • vesüdänik adj (occidental)
  • vesüvedo adj (towards the west)

Welsh

1 entries
  • gorllewin noun (compass point)

West Coast Bajau

4 entries
  • barat adj (towards the west)
  • barat adj (western)
  • barat adj (occidental)
  • barat noun (compass point)

West-Frisian

4 entries
  • westlik adj (towards the west)
  • westlik adj (occidental)
  • west noun (compass point)
  • westen noun (compass point)

Woiwurrung

1 entries
  • mumilam noun (compass point)

Yaghnobi

1 entries
  • ғарб noun (compass point)

Yakut

1 entries
  • арҕаа noun (compass point)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • מערבֿ noun (compass point)

Yonaguni

2 entries
  • イリ adj (towards the west)
  • イリ noun (compass point)

Yámana

1 entries
  • inal noun (compass point)

Zhuang

1 entries
  • sae noun (compass point)

Sample sentences

27 total sentences available.

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Many men went west in search of gold.

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The balloon floated off into the west.

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If the sun were to rise in the west, I wouldn't change my mind.

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There were almost no railroads out west.

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