NORTHERS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

northers

noun

plural of norther

as in westerlies

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Noun

For travelers who want to climb higher, another route begins at Gortsia and winds through forest before emerging onto the Plateau of the Muses.

— Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Lightning, gusty winds and heavy downpours are the primary concerns.

— Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of winds

Noun

The weather in Wales was terrible, with snow and freezing temperatures and Arctic gales.

— Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Out in the ferocious gales of the North Sea, on the overcrowded routes of the Irish Sea and the English Channel, and off to the islands’ west, the wide Atlantic herself.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025

Definition of gales

Noun

Former boxer Prichard Colón has died at age 33, 11 years after sustaining life-altering blows to the head during the only defeat of his professional career.

— Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Some encouraging blows for common sense were struck by primary voters to our north on Tuesday, on both sides of the aisle.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of blows

Noun

But even this state-of-the-art model couldn’t directly account for the subtle cumulative effects of clouds, which can span just meters and be shaped by even tinier zephyrs of air.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2026
The third floor of the store is home to what is billed as the world’s largest collection of shirtings, with 6,000 types of poplins, batistes, zephyrs and voiles, and another room dedicated just to collars.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

Definition of zephyrs

Noun

Such headwinds are unfamiliar for Reform, which had previously been in the ascendancy, leading national opinion polls and enjoying historic gains in local elections.

— Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Certification bodies and government stakeholders – constituencies that typically favor precision – are trending in the opposite direction, choosing flexibility over rigidity in the face of political headwinds.

— Mike Feibus, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of headwinds

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northwester

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