/ Dictionary / Index S southwestward: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: south•west•ward Pronunciation: (south"west'wurdNaut.sou"west'wurd), [key] — adv. toward the southwest. —adj. facing or tending toward the southwest. coming from the southwest, as a wind. —n. the southwest. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: southwestward (Thesaurus) southwesterner southwestwardly Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language