Synonyms for left

Synonyms for (noun) left

Synonyms: left

Definition: a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east

Usage: take a left at the corner

Similar words: turn, turning

Definition: the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

Usage: he took a turn to the right


Synonyms: left, left field, leftfield

Definition: the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left

Usage: the batter flied out to left

Similar words: piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel, parcel of land

Definition: an extended area of land


Synonyms: left, left hand

Definition: the hand that is on the left side of the body

Usage: jab with your left

Similar words: hand, manus, paw, mitt

Definition: the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

Usage: he had the hands of a surgeon; he extended his mitt


Synonyms: left, left wing

Definition: those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare

Similar words: sect, faction

Definition: a dissenting clique


Synonyms: left

Definition: location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

Usage: she stood on the left

Similar words: position, place

Definition: the particular portion of space occupied by something

Usage: he put the lamp back in its place


Synonyms for (adj) left

Synonyms: unexpended, left, left over, leftover, remaining, odd

Definition: not used up

Usage: leftover meatloaf; she had a little money left over so she went to a movie; some odd dollars left; saved the remaining sandwiches for supper; unexpended provisions

Similar words: unexhausted

Definition: not used up completely

Usage: an unexhausted well


Synonyms: left, left-hand

Definition: intended for the left hand

Usage: I rarely lose a left-hand glove

Similar words: left-handed

Definition: using or intended for the left hand

Usage: left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs; left-handed scissors


Synonyms: left

Definition: of or belonging to the political or intellectual left

Similar words: far left

Definition: radical or extremely liberal


Similar words: leftish

Definition: tending toward the political left


Similar words: left-of-center, left-wing, leftist

Definition: believing in or supporting tenets of the political left


Similar words: liberal

Definition: having political or social views favoring reform and progress


Synonyms: left

Definition: being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north

Usage: my left hand; left center field; the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream

Similar words: left-hand

Definition: located on or directed toward the left

Usage: a car with left-hand drive


Similar words: leftmost

Definition: farthest to the left

Usage: the leftmost non-zero digit


Similar words: near, nigh

Definition: being on the left side

Usage: the near or nigh horse is the one on the left; the animal's left side is its near or nigh side


Similar words: larboard, port

Definition: located on the left side of a ship or aircraft


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