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Synonyms for shadow
ˈʃæd oʊshad·ow
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
shadow
Synonyms:
blackness, dark, darkness, dimness, dusk, gloom, gloominess, obscurity, shadeAntonyms:
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
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
shadow
Synonyms:
umbration, reflection, image, sham, unsubstantiality, immaterial, phantom, attendantAntonyms:
body, substance, materiality, form, principal
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
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
shadownoun
Synonyms:
shadeshadownoun
shadownoun
Synonyms:
shelter, cover, protection, securityshadownoun
Synonyms:
type, image, adumbration, representationshadowverb
Synonyms:
shadeshadowverb
shadowverb
Synonyms:
typify, SHADOW FORTH, adumbrate
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
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#34 | can | |
#376 | image | |
#594 | night | |
#1304 | ass | |
#1485 | alternative | |
#1531 | behind | |
#1640 | dark | |
#1796 | bottom | |
#2192 | touch | |
#2229 | quarter | |
#2740 | seat | |
#3398 | rear | |
#3939 | grey | |
#3940 | parallel | |
#4082 | tone | |
#4505 | shadow | |
#4580 | butt | |
#4692 | ghost | |
#5125 | alternate | |
#5503 | trace | |
#5936 | tail | |
#6151 | suggestion | |
#6663 | darkness | |
#7018 | eclipse | |
#7228 | reflection | |
#7824 | snapshot | |
#8025 | shade | |
#8152 | shadows | |
#8915 | hint | |
#9683 | phantom | |
#10536 | stern | |
#13656 | dwarf | |
#14228 | tracing | |
#14513 | dominate | |
#16121 | attendant | |
#16217 | snapshots | |
#17287 | posterior | |
#18076 | dusk | |
#18142 | fictional | |
#20014 | sham | |
#20115 | poop | |
#20585 | bum | |
#20651 | fanny | |
#24573 | specter | |
#24580 | shading | |
#24656 | arse | |
#25431 | tint | |
#25864 | nighttime | |
#27757 | spectre | |
#28338 | gloom | |
#28868 | shred | |
#30327 | buns | |
#32782 | backside | |
#33207 | buttocks | |
#36428 | obscurity | |
#39121 | wickedness | |
#39207 | notional | |
#40660 | iniquity | |
#41631 | immaterial | |
#45591 | rump | |
#45658 | blackness | |
#50492 | apparition | |
#51565 | grayling | |
#51887 | tincture | |
#58813 | prat | |
#68562 | overshadow | |
#73055 | phantasm | |
#81978 | tush | |
#84046 | vestige | |
#88781 | nates | |
#97994 | sombra | |
#123253 | derriere | |
#132482 | hindquarters | |
#135789 | keister | |
#156396 | fundament | |
#172856 | dimness | |
#330484 | gloominess |
How to use shadow in a sentence?
The paralysis of the Appellate Body would cast a long and deep shadow on the continued operation of the multilateral trading system as a whole.
Did we aggressively fight against some of the science ? Yes, did we join some shadow groups to work against some of the early efforts ? Yes, that's true. But there's nothing illegal about that. We were looking out for our investments. We were looking out for our shareholders.
I was the first to be shadow-banned on Twitter. I was the first oneto go to Parler and be on the website and app, this has long been a problem.
Gossip about a person and his shadow will appear.
If the plan is as currently being reported, this policy goes further than we have ever seen in a presidential ethics plan, it will crackdown on shadow lobbying jobs, end golden parachutes intended to seat corporate insiders in government, and halt the rapidly spinning revolving door.
Translations for shadow
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- skaduweeAfrikaans
- sombra, huembraAragonese
- ظلArabic
- kölgəAzerbaijani
- күләгәBashkir
- ценьBelarusian
- преследвач, сянкаBulgarian
- ছায়া, শ্যাডোBengali
- skeudBreton
- ombraCatalan, Valencian
- stín, stínit, sledovatCzech
- cysgodWelsh
- skyggeDanish
- Schatten, beschattenGerman
- επισκιάζω, σκιά, σκιάζω, παρακολουθώ, γίνομαι σκιάGreek
- gvatsekvi, ombroEsperanto
- sombraSpanish
- variEstonian
- itzal, errainu, ilununeBasque
- سایهPersian
- varjo, varjostaa, varjostaja, varjostusFinnish
- skuggiFaroese
- ombre, prendre en filature, filerFrench
- skaadWestern Frisian
- scáthIrish
- sgàile, faileas, dubharScottish Gaelic
- sombraGalician
- પડછાયોGujarati
- scaa, scadooManx
- צלHebrew
- छाया, परछाई, सायाHindi
- lonbrajHaitian Creole
- árny, árnyékHungarian
- շուք, ստվերArmenian
- umbraInterlingua
- bayanganIndonesian
- ombroIdo
- skuggiIcelandic
- ombraItalian
- צֵלHebrew
- 影, 影付き, 日陰, 陰影Japanese
- აჩრდილი, ჩრდილიGeorgian
- көлеңкеKazakh
- ស្រមោលKhmer
- ನೆರಳುKannada
- 그늘, 응달, 그림자Korean
- umbra, umbra,Latin
- ຮົ່ມເງົາ, ເງົາ, ຮົ່ມLao
- šešėlisLithuanian
- ēnaLatvian
- àlokaMalagasy
- whakamomoka, ātārangiMāori
- сенкаMacedonian
- bayangMalay
- dellMaltese
- ဆာယာBurmese
- schaduwDutch
- skyggeNorwegian
- chahaʼoh, chahashʼohNavajo, Navaho
- ombraOccitan
- ਪਰਛਾਂਵਾਂPanjabi, Punjabi
- cieńPolish
- sombra, sombreadoPortuguese
- sumbreiva, sumbriva, umbrivaRomansh
- umbrăRomanian
- тень, шпикRussian
- छायाSanskrit
- umbra, umbara, urmaSardinian
- сенка, sjenka, сјенка, senka, sena, сена, sjena, сјенаSerbo-Croatian
- tôňa, tieňSlovak
- sencaSlovene
- hijeAlbanian
- skuggaSwedish
- நிழல்Tamil
- నీడTelugu
- เงามัว, เงามืดThai
- aninoTagalog
- gölge, gTurkish
- тіньUkrainian
- چھایا, سایہ, سائےUrdu
- bóng, bóng tốiVietnamese
- שאָטןYiddish
- 阴影Chinese
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