What are some opposite words for shadow?
Antonyms for shadow
ˈʃæd oʊshad·ow
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term shadow.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
shadow
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, twinklingSynonyms:
blackness, dark, darkness, dimness, dusk, gloom, gloominess, obscurity, shade
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
shadow
Antonyms:
body, substance, materiality, form, principalSynonyms:
umbration, reflection, image, sham, unsubstantiality, immaterial, phantom, attendant
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Princeton's WordNet
shadownoun
shade within clear boundaries
Synonyms:
phantasma, darkness, trace, phantasm, tail, apparition, dark, fantasm, phantom, shadower, vestige, tincturedarkness, 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, apparitionapparition, 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, spectreshadownoun
a premonition of something adverse
"a shadow over his happiness"
Synonyms:
phantasma, darkness, trace, phantasm, tail, apparition, dark, fantasm, phantom, shadower, vestige, tincturetrace, 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, apparitionshadownoun
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, tinctureshadownoun
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, tincturetail, 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, poopshadowverb
an inseparable companion
"the poor child was his mother's shadow"
Synonyms:
phantasma, darkness, trace, phantasm, tail, apparition, dark, fantasm, phantom, shadower, vestige, tinctureshadowverb
follow, usually without the person's knowledge
"The police are shadowing her"
Synonyms:
dwarf, shade off, overshadow, shadeshadow, shade, shade offverb
cast a shadow over
Synonyms:
dwarf, fill in, shade off, overshadow, shadeshadow, overshadow, dwarfverb
make appear small by comparison
"This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"
Synonyms:
dwarf, eclipse, dominate, shade off, overshadow, shade
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
shadownoun
Synonyms:
shade, darkness, penumbra, adumbration, prefigurationAssociated words:
sciagraphy, sciomachy, periscian, silhouette, sciomancyshadowverb
Synonyms:
shade, screen, adumbrate, typify, symbolize, cloud, obscure
How to use shadow in a sentence?
Word is a shadow of a deed.
But, it certainly cast another shadow of suspicion, by all means.
In a future where a singular religion may unify all, a plea resonates: Please, please, please, be discerning. Not everything deemed righteous in the eyes of humanity aligns with the righteousness of God. A time will come when our steadfast faith will be tested, and we may face adversity for our beliefs. Do not deny your God, for those who seek refuge under His protective shadow will find joy, even amid pain and tribulations.
Every man ought to be inquisitive through every hour of his great adventure down to the day when he shall no longer cast a shadow in the sun. For if he dies without a question in his heart, what excuse is there for his continuance
Chief Executive Antony Jenkins:
Resolving these issues is an important part of our plan for Barclays and, although it may be difficult, I expect that we will make significant progress in this area in 2015, i regard the behaviour at the centre of these investigations as wholly incompatible with our values, and I share the frustration of colleagues and shareholders that matters like these continue to cast a shadow over our business.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#368 | form | |
#570 | body | |
#613 | light | |
#1174 | flash | |
#2831 | principal | |
#4308 | substance | |
#4505 | shadow | |
#6971 | flame | |
#9051 | shine | |
#9651 | glow | |
#12379 | shining | |
#14424 | glitter | |
#15546 | blaze | |
#16069 | illumination | |
#16632 | flare | |
#17533 | sparkle | |
#20263 | glare | |
#24571 | sheen | |
#29626 | twinkle | |
#29664 | flicker | |
#30718 | luster | |
#33648 | glimmer | |
#34001 | shimmer | |
#35783 | gleaming | |
#46663 | glistening | |
#48023 | gleam | |
#54185 | twinkling | |
#56309 | scintillation | |
#58885 | materiality | |
#146956 | incandescence |
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