south-east

Examples

• All

• Just got lucky, they were spotted leaving a health-food restaurant 100 miles south-east of here.

  Me, Myself & Irene (2000)

• Sensors show the subject is 250 micro-clicks... south-east from your position and moving away at a steady rate.

  Hunter Prey (2010)

• - Looks like the crash is located a quarter mile south-east.

  Nine Minutes (2020)

• The American deep space probe Omega Six, due to return to earth this weekend, has unexpectedly re-entered Earth's atmosphere over south-east England and broken apart over what's believed to be a populated area.

  Shaun of the Dead (2004)

• The store is located just south-east of the main square.

• The bird flew south-east towards the horizon.

Synonyms

S

southeast

vssouth-east

32 1.0

In the direction between south and east

focuses on movement toward that general area rather than exact point

S

southeastward

vssouth-east

2.7

Toward the southeast

is the general directional phrase rather than the -ward form

S

southeastwardly

vssouth-east

6.0

Toward the southeast

is the plain directional wording used in everyday speech

S

sou'-east

vssouth-east

• Archaic

9.6

Toward the point between south and east

is the regular modern directional phrasing rather than the old form

Antonyms

N

northwest

26 1.0

Toward the direction halfway between north and west

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology