as in side
the part or half of something that is sheltered from the wind
the lee of the ship on the lee side of the mountain
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lee
Noun
-
The Targaryen civil war has been a bit of a slow burn so far, though both sides of the family have suffered major casualties.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026 -
But after community concerns were raised, work on the Jefferson side is being delayed, according to the memo.—
Dawn White,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Noun
-
The ball ricocheted off him to his left, where second baseman Santiago Espinal made a last-ditch effort to salvage the play but couldn’t pick up the ball cleanly.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
-
Labour have, since the 2024 election, lost a number of voters to parties on the liberal-left of the political spectrum, be that the Greens and Liberal Democrats, or Plaid Cymru in Wales and the SNP in Scotland.—
Anand Menon,
Time,
13 June 2026
Noun
-
On the right flank, Ferran Torres put in a forgettable display.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
-
Such developments have led NATO countries to worry about their dwindling influence amid growing instability along the security bloc’s southern flank – an area that comprises the Middle East and North Africa region, as well as the Sahel.—
Kaitlyn Rabe,
The Conversation,
16 June 2026
Noun
-
In only the first minute of this match Morocco has scored after Ismael Saibari found space behind the Scottish defense and sent the ball into the top of the net.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
-
In the top of the first inning, Rangers catcher Elias Diaz pointed at first base thinking there would be a first-base umpire, when the umpire was in the middle of the diamond.—
Cal Phillips
June 19,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
Noun
-
First, Maradona opened the scoring by running in behind and converting Jorge Burruchaga’s outside-of-the-foot through-ball with an outside-of-the-foot clip over goalkeeper Jean-Marie Pfaff.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
-
French defender Benjamin Pavard struck a perfect outside-of-the-foot diagonal half-volley from the edge of the penalty area, and the ball curled past the diving goalkeeper into the far corner of the net.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 June 2026
Noun
-
Most of the time, the winds come from the northeast and Hawaii’s mountains keep the majority of precipitation on that windward side.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
-
The heaviest rainfall will continue to focus over the windward portions of the islands, letting up Monday afternoon.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
The report said witnesses claimed that the airplane lost some altitude before regaining it, then flew at treetop height and turned to the right before disappearing from their view.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
-
During a fight for the ball by New Zealand defender Finn Surman and Iranian forward Shahriyar Moghanlou, the ball spilled toward Ramin Rezaeian, who tapped into the far post from close range on the right to tie things up 1-1 tie in the 32nd minute.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Lee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lee. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
