seaward
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the direction toward the sea
Types & categories
- direction hypernym
Sense 2 adjective
(of winds) coming from the land
offshore winds
Related & opposite
- onshore antonym
Sense 3 adverb
in the direction of the sea
the sailor looked seaward
Sense 4 adjective
(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
an inshore breeze
Related & opposite
- seaward antonym
Sense 5 adjective
directed or situated away from inland regions and toward the sea or coast
from the hill he took a seaward course
Related & opposite
- coastal similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | direction |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | onshore |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | seaward |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | coastal |