southward

American  

[south-werd, suhth-erd] / ˈsaʊθ wərd, ˈsʌð ərd /

adjective

1. moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.

2. coming from the south, as a wind.

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adverb

1. Also southwards. toward the south; south.

noun

1. the southward part, direction, or point.

southward British  

/ ˈsaʊθwəd, ˈsʌðəd /

adjective

1. situated, directed, or moving towards the south

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noun

1. the southward part, direction, etc; the south

adverb

1. a variant of southwards

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• southwardly
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of southward

before 900; Middle English; Old English sūth weard. See south, -ward

Example Sentences

There'll be some showers moving southward across the UK with a lot of dry and sunny weather between.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Across Europe, forests gave way to tundra, and rainfall patterns in lower latitudes shifted southward.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

That year, the Federal Reserve sharply hiked interest rates, sending both stock and bond prices southward at once.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

The U.S. military has turned its attention southward, and the defense industry is lining up to sell it the tools for a different kind of war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

The front of the new sand-pit was all levelled and made into a large sheltered garden, and new holes were dug in the southward face, back into the Hill, and they were lined with brick.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien