southwards

1. 1.

   toward the south

   “the ship turned southerly”

   Synonymssoutherlysouthward

Questions about southwards

What does southwards mean?

southwards means "toward the south".

How many syllables are in southwards?

southwards has 2 syllables and divides as south-wards under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for southwards?

Close synonyms include southerly, southward. 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 southwards a common word?