south of
Lower than, geographically
South of indicates a position farther toward the south than something else: a town south of the border, temperatures south of freezing.
Figuratively, south of can mean below or less than a reference point: The stock dropped south of twenty dollars, His IQ is south of average.
In American usage, south of sometimes suggests informality or imprecision about location.
- belowAt a lower position
- beneathIn a lower position
- downToward lower ground
- underIn a lower position
- borderOuter edge or limit
border town · latitude · equator · tropics · winter escape · hemisphere · migration · warmth · sunny skies · compass · direction · descend · downstream · lowlands · gulf · frontier · crossing · boundary
south ofnorth of
Higher on the map
above · over · more than · in excess of · upwards of
south, southern, southerly, southward, southwards, southernmost, southerner, southbound