Definition for Eastern:

• relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world; " the Eastern Hemisphere"; " Eastern Europe"; " the Eastern religions"

Synonyms for Eastern:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • eastern.
  •concerning the direction to the east (adjective)
  • on the east side of,
  • eastward.
  •east (adjective)
  • gerontogeous.

• n.

  •
  • coast-to-coast,
  • anglo-american,
  • baltic,
  • bicoastal,
  • american,
  • anglophone,
  • continental,
  • abroad,
  • anglo-saxon,
  • arctic.
  •
  • atlantic.
  •
  • hellenic,
  • ancient.
  •asian (noun)
  • asian.
  •east-central (noun)
  • east-central.
  •eastern (noun)
  • Middle Atlantic,
  • southeastern,
  • mid-atlantic,
  • northeastern.

• Other synonyms:

  •adj.
  • east.
  •n.
  • easterly,
  • orient,
  • oriental,
  • Ortive.

Paraphrases for Eastern:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    oriental, orientale, east.
  • Proper noun, singular
    oriental, east.
  • Verb, past tense
    east.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    east.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    east.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    southeastern, northeastern, South-eastern.
  • Proper noun, singular
    southeastern, northeastern, South-eastern.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    southeastern, northeastern.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    easterly, western, east-west, eastbound, northeast, timor, south-east.
  • Proper noun, singular
    TSES, Sharks, Does, actions, takes, feels, Forms, Has, western, orientale, looks, makes, northeast, timor, orient, south-east.

Antonyms for Eastern:

• adj.

  • all
    western.
  • Other antonyms:
    northwestern, southwestern, west-central, hesperian, occidental.

• Other antonyms:

  • n.
    west.

Eastern Sentence Examples:

• By and by, another light began to break in the eastern horizon, and the stars grew pale.

• It was evident that the French could not advance towards the north until they had gained elbow - room by means of an offensive movement in the eastern direction, and had secured their right flank.

Homophones for Eastern:

• estuarine, exoderm, extreme, ectoderm, eyestrain, exotherm, extern, ecuadoran, extremum, ecuadorian, ectotherm, equestrian, estrone.