Synonyms for shadow
ˈʃæd oʊshad·ow

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1. shadow

   Synonyms:
   blackness, dark, darkness, dimness, dusk, gloom, gloominess, obscurity, shade

   Antonyms:
   blaze, flame, flare, flash, flicker, glare, gleam, gleaming, glimmer, glistening, glistering, glitter, glow, illumination, incandescence, light, luster, scintillation, sheen, shimmer, shine, shining, sparkle, twinkle, twinkling

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1. shadow

   Synonyms:
   umbration, reflection, image, sham, unsubstantiality, immaterial, phantom, attendant

   Antonyms:
   body, substance, materiality, form, principal

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1. shadownoun

   shade within clear boundaries

   Synonyms:
   phantasma, darkness, trace, phantasm, tail, apparition, dark, fantasm, phantom, shadower, vestige, tincture

2. darkness, dark, shadownoun

   an unilluminated area

   "he moved off into the darkness"

   Synonyms:
   nighttime, fantasm, shadower, night, phantom, iniquity, tincture, dark, wickedness, trace, phantasm, vestige, darkness, swarthiness, tail, phantasma, duskiness, apparition

3. apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadownoun

   something existing in perception only

   "a ghostly apparition at midnight"

   Synonyms:
   phantasma, darkness, trace, phantasm, apparition, specter, dark, shadower, tincture, fantasm, phantom, tail, vestige, spectre

4. shadownoun

   a premonition of something adverse

   "a shadow over his happiness"

   Synonyms:
   phantasma, darkness, trace, phantasm, tail, apparition, dark, fantasm, phantom, shadower, vestige, tincture

5. trace, vestige, tincture, shadownoun

   an indication that something has been present

   "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"

   Synonyms:
   touch, shade, phantom, ghost, tincture, fantasm, tint, tail, dark, hint, trace, phantasm, vestige, darkness, shadower, tone, phantasma, tracing, suggestion, apparition

6. shadownoun

   refuge from danger or observation

   "he felt secure in his father's shadow"

   Synonyms:
   phantasma, darkness, trace, phantasm, tail, apparition, dark, fantasm, phantom, shadower, vestige, tincture

7. shadownoun

   a dominating and pervasive presence

   "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"

   Synonyms:
   phantasma, darkness, trace, phantasm, tail, apparition, dark, fantasm, phantom, shadower, vestige, tincture

8. tail, shadow, shadowernoun

   a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

   Synonyms:
   fanny, phantom, seat, butt, empennage, rear end, shadower, apparition, dark, can, nates, fundament, posterior, buttocks, behind, stern, bottom, backside, bum, vestige, tail assembly, tail, buns, phantasm, tincture, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, fag end, fantasm, hind end, rump, keister, darkness, ass, prat, arse, quarter, rear, trace, tush, phantasma, after part, poop

9. shadowverb

   an inseparable companion

   "the poor child was his mother's shadow"

   Synonyms:
   phantasma, darkness, trace, phantasm, tail, apparition, dark, fantasm, phantom, shadower, vestige, tincture

10. shadowverb

    follow, usually without the person's knowledge

    "The police are shadowing her"

    Synonyms:
    dwarf, shade off, overshadow, shade

11. shadow, shade, shade offverb

    cast a shadow over

    Synonyms:
    dwarf, fill in, shade off, overshadow, shade

12. shadow, overshadow, dwarfverb

    make appear small by comparison

    "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"

    Synonyms:
    dwarf, eclipse, dominate, shade off, overshadow, shade

Matched Categories

1. • Follow
   • Follower
   • Foreboding
   • Indication
   • Presence
   • Recourse
   • Scene
   • Shade
   • Spy

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1. shadownoun

   Synonyms:
   shade

2. shadownoun

   Synonyms:
   darkness, obscurity, gloom

3. shadownoun

   Synonyms:
   shelter, cover, protection, security

4. shadownoun

   Synonyms:
   type, image, adumbration, representation

5. shadowverb

   Synonyms:
   shade

6. shadowverb

   Synonyms:
   darken, obscure, cloud

7. shadowverb

   Synonyms:
   typify, SHADOW FORTH, adumbrate

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1. shadownoun

   Synonyms:
   shade, darkness, penumbra, adumbration, prefiguration

   Associated words:
   sciagraphy, sciomachy, periscian, silhouette, sciomancy

2. shadowverb

   Synonyms:
   shade, screen, adumbrate, typify, symbolize, cloud, obscure

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1. List of paraphrases for "shadow":

   shade, shadows, alternative, sombra, grayling, fictional, shading, notional, parallel, ghost, alternate, shred, grey, darkness, snapshots, dark, snapshot

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1. Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani:

   My region provides ample evidence of this: the grievances of the Palestinians since the Nakba, seventy years ago, remain stubbornly in place; conflict without resolution in Syria, Libya, and now Yemen. The suffering of people in my region may appear distant to an audience in Munich, but the waves of refugees make these injustices a European concern. And the darkness of terrorism now casts a shadow on the entire world.”

2. William Nee:

   The reprieve for Li Yan could prove a landmark verdict for future cases where domestic violence is a mitigating factor, yet, the continued persecution of five young activists that campaign to prevent violence against women casts a dark shadow on this ruling.

3. The Mooch:

   The vice president is making his way to New Jersey for a luncheon with the president. President Donald Trump dines with his second-in-command once a week to discuss the administration's agenda and progress, and he's carrying on with tradition today, even though he is not in Washington. Trump is staying at his Bedminster golf resort while his home-away-from-home undergoes renovations. Vice PresidentMike Pencewill chat with him there ahead of travel to South America. Pence and Trump are seeing each other for the first time since the New York Times suggested the VP was conducing a shadow campaign for president. Pence says the charge is ‘absurd.’.

4. Dariusz Kowalczyk:

   I am surprised that the U.S. and oil prices seem to have outweighed concerns about China and Europe. The downside risks to China's growth are significant, especially related to real estate and shadow banking.

5. Matthias Wivel:

   I guess we'll see. It's so unpredictable, it's hard to pronounce upon it, obviously it's a shadow over everything.