NORTHERS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

northers

noun

plural of norther

as in westerlies

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Noun

Experts say this year's extreme El Niño is adding more moisture to the air and shifting atmospheric winds toward the Southwest, creating more ideal conditions for storms.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
But get a little closer and a line of trees comes into focus, leaning forward, beckoning, bent by the Atlantic winds.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of winds

Noun

With unpredictable subpolar gales and zero heavy manufacturing on the island, a conventional build would have dragged out across four or five years.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
New York’s summer weather has been a trial and a tribulation, intense heat — temperatures reached over 100 degrees in Central Park on the hottest day in July — alternating with gales and floods.

— Matthew Schneier, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of gales

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

Her work there earned her a Gotham TV Award nomination; Season 2 of The Studio airs next year.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026
The tournament, while not officially sanctioned as an ATP event, features some of the top players in the world vying for millions of dollars and airs live on Netflix.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

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northwester

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