leftward
Not to starboard
Leftward means toward the left: The path curves leftward at the old oak tree.
It works as both adjective and adverb: a leftward turn, drifting leftward.
In political contexts, leftward describes movement toward more liberal or progressive positions: The party has shifted leftward on economic policy.
Docking place for ships
- leftmostExtreme left position
- counterclockwiseRotating leftward from above
- anticlockwiseRotating opposite to clock hands
- widdershinsAgainst the sun's path
Change course suddenly
- swerveAbrupt directional change
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- yawRotational side deviation
bend · tilt · lean · skew · turning · divergence · displacement · curvature
Open to reform
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- socialistProponent of collective ownership
- democraticGovernment by the people
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
collectivism · redistribution · welfare · equality · activism · reform · grassroots · union
port
Docking place for ships
- leftmostExtreme left position
- counterclockwiseRotating leftward from above
- anticlockwiseRotating opposite to clock hands
widdershins · westward · sinister · southpaw · sideways · lateral · abeam
veer
Change course suddenly
- swerveAbrupt directional change
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- deflectionChange in trajectory
yaw · bend · tilt · lean · skew · turning · divergence · displacement · curvature · pull
liberal
Open to reform
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- socialistProponent of collective ownership
- democraticGovernment by the people
labor · collectivism · redistribution · welfare · equality · activism · reform · grassroots · union · cooperative
leftwardrightward
Toward the right side
rightwards · right · starboard · conservative · right-wing