Synonyms of leeward

leeward 1 of 2

adjective

as in downwind

being in the direction that the wind is blowing

we moved to the leeward side of the ship so that we wouldn't have the wind in our faces

Synonyms & Similar Words

• downwind

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• windward
• upwind

leeward

2 of 2

noun

as in windward

Related Words

• windward
• lee
• side
• flank
• outside
• top
• foot
• hand
• underside
• right
• left
• face
• bottom
• undersurface
• underpart
• underbody
• underbelly

Dissimilar Words

• center
• middle
• interior
• inside
• midway

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of leeward

Adjective

While most people think of Hawaii as a tropical place, the leeward side of the island is drier, and Hawaii has a year-round fire season, Walker explained. — Brisa Colon and Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 7 Aug. 2021

Further north, on the off-the-grid Cayo Frances, learn to fish from legendary fly fisherwoman Lori-Ann Murphy, and enjoy the placid, shallow waters of the leeward side of the island. — Ali Wunderman, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2020

Noun

Trinidad and Tobago Police Service say Brown was having dinner and drinks with friends in Castara, a seaside village on the leeward coast of the island of Tobago. — Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025

The islands want to move, as waves and wind push sand from the ocean edge to the leeward or sound side. — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2025