Northwestward: alternatives and connections

That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person…

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person…

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

To appoint.

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Toward the northwest.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.