NORTHERS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

northers

noun

plural of norther

as in westerlies

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Noun

This is known as a downburst, or straight-line winds, and the phenomenon can generate winds as strong as a tornado.

— Mark Price July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
At one point the Gironde blaze created a black thundercloud, electrified and lit from within, that generated lightning, violent winds and new fires beyond the original front.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 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

The eighth and final reprieve followed an extraordinary meeting of the Board of Pardons at which a State Police major, who believed Smith was innocent, nearly came to blows with Smith’s prosecutor, who was just as convinced of Smith’s guilt.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
In a little corner of my mind, however, history will always mean the tragic smashing of individual lives by its cruel hands and the scattering of bewildered people reeling from its blows.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 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

Americans who are already struggling to pay their bills are about to face more financial headwinds as new tariffs take effect and the ongoing Iran war pushes gas prices up.

— Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 25 July 2026
Republicans hope that gerrymandering and a backlash to the progressive left will help tip the midterms in their favor despite headwinds.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of headwinds

Noun

Alice is not a person who puts on airs to please others; quite the opposite.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 27 July 2026
How to watch Shark Week 2026 Shark Week 2026 airs on the Discovery Channel while streaming on Max and Discovery+ from Sunday, July 26, through Saturday, August 1.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 26 July 2026

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