adv / adj · neutral
southwestward
UK/ˌsaʊθˈwestwəd/US/ˌsaʊθˈwestwərd/south·WEST·ward
Band 6-7speakingtask1
toward the southwest; in the direction of the southwest (single-word adverb or adjective)
Examples
“The coastline receded southwestward over the century.”
“A southwestward current carried the debris away from the bay.”
“Urban development progressed southwestward from the city centre.”
Band 8 sentence
“Satellite images show the deforested area expanding southwestward, threatening riparian habitats.”
Collocations
- extend southwestward
- drift southwestward
- move southwestward
Word family
southwestward adv / adjsouthwestwards adv (BrE variant)
Common mistakes
sank to southwestward→sank southwestward
sank to southwest→sank to the southwest
Say it for a higher band
5to the southwest→6southwest→7+southwestward
Synonyms
to the southwest
southwestwards
Easily confused
to the southwest
“The ferry sailed to the southwest of the harbour.”
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