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leeward has 3 distinct synonyms spread across 2 of its 4 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is windward.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
the direction in which the wind is blowing
the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for leeward come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
on the side away from the wind
“on the leeward side of the island”