LEE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

lee

noun

Definition of lee

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

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Noun

Zeno Power Systems will fly its Survive-the-Night Package aboard an existing Blue Ghost mission to the Moon’s near side.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
Jimer Fory, on the left side of the area, ran onto a ball-ahead from Velde and played a first-touch cross to a charging Lassiter for a rising finish from point-blank range that gave the Timbers a 2-1 lead in the 51st.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of side

Noun

In recent windows, Arteta and Arsenal have been open to trading Martinelli to refresh their options on the left.

— James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Elvis Alvarado replaced Harris and got Isaac Collins to line out before Witt blooped a single into left for the Royals' sixth walk-off win of the season.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of left

Noun

Paz said that the body was buried inside a canal, resting on its left flank, with the skull facing the pyramid and the Pacific Ocean.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
An 18-year-old man suffered a wound to the right flank, and was also taken in critical condition to the same hospital.

— Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of flank

Noun

Westman Atelier has achieved a lot on its own, rising to the top of the ranks in complexion and lip.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
He was only getting started, but people could already see the natural ability that the youngster believed would one day take him to the top.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of top

Noun

The versatile defensive back, who can play nickel or outside, joins fifth-year safety Matthew Bailey, an honorable-mention All-Big Ten pick last season, as the veteran leaders of the group.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Amid the gardens outside, picnic tables fill with attendees of a weeklong writing retreat.

— Olivia Fletcher, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of outside

Noun

Maui could see up to 3 inches of rain on the windward side of the island.

— Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
But on a standard bear-away maneuver at the windward end of the course (a high-speed turn out of Mark 1), French driver Quentin Delapierre turned his F50 downwind at close to 60 mph (100 km/h) and suffered a nosedive and sudden stop.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of windward

Noun

Much like the universal right to access fresh—and delicious—food.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
Once confined to biotech labs and the disposable income of Silicon Valley billionaires, longevity is no longer a tech bro hobby and has become a consumer aspiration in its own right.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of right

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