eastward

1. 1.

   the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

   Synonymseastdue eastE

   Broadercardinal compass point

1. 1.

   moving toward the east

   “eastbound trains”

   Synonymseastbound

   Similareast

1. 1.

   toward the east

   “they migrated eastward to Sweden”

   Synonymseastwards

Other forms of eastward

plural

eastwards·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about eastward

What does eastward mean?

eastward means "the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in eastward?

eastward has 2 syllables: eas-tward. The stress falls on "eas". In IPA it is /ˈistwɚd/.

What is another word for eastward?

Close synonyms include east, due east, E, eastbound, eastwards. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is eastward a common word?

eastward is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.