Synonyms and antonyms of Describing movement in a specific direction in American Thesaurus

ahead (adverb)

moving in front of someone and in the same direction

around (adverb)

moving to many different parts or areas

clockwise (adjective)

moving in a circle in the same direction as the hands on a clock

counterclockwise (adverb)

American moving in the opposite direction to the way clock hands move. The British word is anticlockwise.

cross-country (adjective)

going across countryside, not using tracks or roads

down (adjective)

going toward the south

downwind (adjective)

in the same direction that the wind is moving

eastbound (adjective)

going toward the east

homeward (adverb)

in the direction of home

left (adverb)

toward the left side

leftward (adjective)

on or toward the left

nonlinear (adjective)

not moving in one direction at a regular rate of progress

northbound (adjective)

leading or traveling toward the north

over (adverb)

moving across the space above someone or something

passing (adjective)

moving past

right (adverb)

in the direction of your right side

rightward (adjective)

on or toward the right

southbound (adjective)

leading or traveling toward the south

to windward ()

if a boat or ship sails to windward, it sails toward the direction that the wind is blowing from

up- (prefix)

in or going toward a position that is higher or farther north: used with some adjectives, nouns, and adverbs

upwind (adverb)

moving in the direction from which the wind is blowing

westbound (adjective)

leading or traveling toward the west

windward (adjective)

on or toward the direction that the wind is blowing from

with (preposition)

moving in the same direction as the wind, current, etc.