Shade

//ʃeɪd//

Synonyms for "shade" (470 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Strong matches (141)

dark shade darken darken over darkness dash dash off daub decorator color deep-dye defense degree delineate delusion denigrate departed spirit depict descant design diagram diapason

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Verb(1 words)

fill in

Noun(3 words)

ghost lamp shade lampshade

Related words (235)

mark masan mask materialization measure melanize melodia mere shadow mind mist modicum murk murkiness natural color nephesh nigrify notch nubilate obfuscate obnubilate

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obscuration obscure obscurity obumbrate occult occultate oni opaque outclass outdo outperform outplay outshine outstrip overcast overcloud overshadow oversmoke overtone paint paint a picture pallor parasol parget pas peg pencil penumbra period phantasm phantasma phantasmagoria phantom picture picturize pigment pitch pith helmet plane plateau pneuma point poltergeist portray presence preservation prime proportion protect protection protective custody psyche purusha put to shame range ratio reach refuge remove revenant roof round ruach rung safekeeping safety saturation sauce scale scintilla scope scratch screen scumble seasoning self shade tree shades shadiness shadows numberless shape shellac shelter shield show up shroud shrouded spirit shutter silhouette sip sketch skiagram skiagraph skin color slop on paint slur over smack smattering smear smell smidgen smidgin smirch smog smoke smudge smut smutch somber soot soul soupcon space spark speck specter spectral ghost spectrum spice spirit spiritual being spiritus spook sprinkling sprite stain stair standard stencil step stint stipple stray streak suggestion summerhouse sun hat sun helmet sunbonnet sunshade sup surpass suspicion tad taint taste temper tempering tent the self theophany thought tinct tincture tinge tint tittle tone topee touch trace tread trifle tune twang umbra umbrage umbrageousness umbrella undercoat undercolor undertone unsubstantiality variation variety varnish veil vein venetian blind vestige vision visor waking dream walking dead man wandering soul warble wash watchful eye whiff whisper whitewash wildest dream window curtain window screen window shade wink wraith zombie

Noun(14 words)

nicety nuance refinement shadiness shadowiness specter spectre spook subtlety tad tincture tint tone wraith

Verb(3 words)

sadden shade off shadow

Related word relations

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14 relation types

More general

32 entries

alter apparition block out change color coloring colour colouring darken draw fantasm import inferiority lower rank lower status meaning

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Antonyms

24 entries

bright bright light bright sun bright sunshine brightness direct direct sun direct sunlight full full sun full sunlight heat in sun in sunlight light place

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Synonyms

5 entries

ghost lampshade nuance shadow tad

Related terms

3 entries

scoto shadow shed

at location

3 entries

bridge park tree

derived

54 entries

Roman shade beshade candle-shade cellular shade eyeshade hillshade lampshade lightshade made in the shade misshade multishade nightshade overshade pet lamp-shade put in the shade rainshade

Showing 16 of 54 words.

distinct from

11 entries

bright burning color light lit pigment sun sunlight sunlit sunny sunshine

etymologically related_to

1 entries

shadow

has context

6 entries

art baseball fantasy gay slang gui literary

is a

6 entries

color inferiority protective covering representation semidarkness window covering

manner of

4 entries

change draw paint screen

part of

1 entries

lamp

receives action

1 entries

caused by leaves of trees

related to

415 entries

absence absence sun absent absent light absent sun answer area art aspect avoid avoid sun avoiding avoiding sun avoiding sunlight away from away sun

Showing 16 of 415 words.

Translations

273 translations across 94 languages.

Abkhaz

1 entries

агага noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Albanian

1 entries

hije noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

σκιά noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Arabic

4 entries

ظِلّ noun (darkness where light is blocked)
ظِلّ noun (darkness where light is blocked)
مَظَلَّة noun (darkness where light is blocked)
مِظَلَّة noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Armenian

2 entries

շուք noun (darkness where light is blocked)
ստվեր noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Aromanian

2 entries

aumbrã noun (darkness where light is blocked)
umbrã noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Avar

1 entries

рагӏад noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

çalar noun (variety of color)
çalar noun (subtle variation in a concept)

Bashkir

1 entries

күләгә noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Belarusian

1 entries

цень noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Bulgarian

4 entries

завеса noun (something that blocks light, particularly in a window)
нюанс noun (variety of color)
нюанс noun (subtle variation in a concept)
оттенък noun (variety of color)

Burmese

2 entries

ဆာယာ noun (darkness where light is blocked)
အရိပ် noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Catalan

4 entries

espectre noun (ghost — see also ghost)
esperit noun (ghost — see also ghost)
matís noun (variety of color)
matís noun (subtle variation in a concept)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

سێبەر noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Chechen

1 entries

ӏиндагӏ noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Chichewa

1 entries

mthunzi noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

内涵 noun (subtle insult)
陰影 /阴影 noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Classical Nahuatl

1 entries

cēhualli noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Czech

4 entries

odstín noun (variety of color)
odstín noun (subtle variation in a concept)
stín noun (darkness where light is blocked)
upravit verb (to alter slightly)

Dalmatian

1 entries

sombreja noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Danish

1 entries

skygge noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Dutch

4 entries

geest noun (ghost — see also ghost)
jaloezie noun (something that blocks light, particularly in a window)
schaduw noun (darkness where light is blocked)
schaduw noun (ghost — see also ghost)

Esperanto

3 entries

nuanco noun (variety of color)
ombro noun (darkness where light is blocked)
ombri verb (to shield from light)

Faroese

1 entries

skuggi noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Finnish

4 entries

haamu noun (ghost — see also ghost)
kaihdin noun (something that blocks light, particularly in a window)
sävy noun (variety of color)
sävy noun (subtle variation in a concept)

French

4 entries

esprit noun (ghost — see also ghost)
nuance noun (variety of color)
nuance noun (subtle variation in a concept)
ombre noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Friulian

2 entries

ombre noun (darkness where light is blocked)
ombrî verb (to shield from light)

Galician

4 entries

matiz noun (variety of color)
matiz noun (subtle variation in a concept)
sombra noun (darkness where light is blocked)
ton noun (variety of color)

Georgian

1 entries

ჩრდილი noun (darkness where light is blocked)

German

3 entries

Farbton noun (variety of color)
Schatten noun (darkness where light is blocked)
Vorhang noun (something that blocks light, particularly in a window)

Greek

2 entries

απόχρωση noun (variety of color)
σκιά noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Greenlandic

1 entries

alanngoq noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Hawaiian

1 entries

malu noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Hebrew

3 entries

גוון noun (variety of color)
צֵל noun (darkness where light is blocked)
הֵצֵל verb (to shield from light)

Hindi

1 entries

छाया noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Hungarian

2 entries

árnyalat noun (variety of color)
árnyék noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Ilocano

1 entries

linong noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Indonesian

1 entries

bayangan noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Ingrian

1 entries

vilu noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Italian

4 entries

fantasma noun (ghost — see also ghost)
gradazione noun (variety of color)
nuance noun (variety of color)
ombra noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Japanese

3 entries

ニュアンス noun (subtle variation in a concept)
影 noun (darkness where light is blocked)
意味合い noun (subtle variation in a concept)

Khmer

1 entries

ម្លប់ noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Korean

2 entries

그늘 noun (darkness where light is blocked)
그림자 noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Ladino

1 entries

solombra noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Lao

1 entries

ຮົ່ມ noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Latin

4 entries

umbra noun (darkness where light is blocked)
umbrāculum noun (darkness where light is blocked)
opācō verb (to shield from light)
umbrō verb (to shield from light)

Latvian

1 entries

ēna noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Lubuagan Kalinga

2 entries

ayong noun (darkness where light is blocked)
ichong noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Macedonian

4 entries

ладо́вина noun (darkness where light is blocked)
настре́шница noun (something that blocks light, particularly in a window)
нија́нса noun (variety of color)
нија́нса noun (subtle variation in a concept)

Maltese

1 entries

dell noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Marathi

1 entries

सावली noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Mongolian

1 entries

сүүдэр noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Māori

4 entries

maru noun (darkness where light is blocked)
taumarumaru noun (darkness where light is blocked)
tāuriuri noun (variety of color)
whakamarumaru noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Navajo

2 entries

chahashʼoh noun (darkness where light is blocked)
chahaʼoh noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Northern Sami

1 entries

suoivva noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

nyanse noun (variety of color)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

nyanse noun (variety of color)

Occitan

1 entries

ombra noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Old English

2 entries

sceadu noun (darkness where light is blocked)
sceadwian verb (to shield from light)

Omaha-Ponca

1 entries

'óⁿaze noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Oromo

1 entries

gaaddisa noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Ossetian

1 entries

аууон noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Schauten noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Polish

3 entries

cień noun (darkness where light is blocked)
odcień noun (variety of color)
cieniować verb (to darken or to lightly colour)

Portuguese

4 entries

cortina noun (something that blocks light, particularly in a window)
cúpula noun (cover around or above a light bulb, a lampshade)
espectro noun (ghost — see also ghost)
gradação noun (variety of color)

Quechua

1 entries

llanthu noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Romanian

3 entries

umbră noun (darkness where light is blocked)
adumbri verb (to shield from light)
umbri verb (to shield from light)

Romansch

3 entries

sumbreiva noun (darkness where light is blocked)
sumbriva noun (darkness where light is blocked)
umbriva noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Russian

4 entries

нюа́нс noun (variety of color)
нюа́нс noun (subtle variation in a concept)
отте́нок noun (variety of color)
отте́нок noun (subtle variation in a concept)

Sanskrit

1 entries

छाया noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Sardinian

3 entries

umbara noun (darkness where light is blocked)
umbra noun (darkness where light is blocked)
urma noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

dubhar noun (darkness where light is blocked)
sgàile noun (darkness where light is blocked)
sgàile noun (something that blocks light, particularly in a window)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

sena noun (darkness where light is blocked)
senka noun (darkness where light is blocked)
sjena noun (darkness where light is blocked)
sjenka noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Shor

1 entries

кӧлек noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Sicilian

3 entries

pirsiana noun (something that blocks light, particularly in a window)
tappareḍḍa noun (something that blocks light, particularly in a window)
ummra noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Slovak

1 entries

tieň noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Slovene

1 entries

senca noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Spanish

4 entries

cuereada noun (subtle insult)
matiz noun (variety of color)
persiana noun (something that blocks light, particularly in a window)
rajadura noun (subtle insult)

Swedish

4 entries

färgton noun (variety of color)
gardin noun (something that blocks light, particularly in a window)
nyans noun (variety of color)
persienn noun (something that blocks light, particularly in a window)

Tagalog

4 entries

lilim noun (darkness where light is blocked)
lilim noun (something that blocks light, particularly in a window)
tarlong noun (something that blocks light, particularly in a window)
diliman verb (to darken or to lightly colour)

Tamil

1 entries

நிழல் noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Telugu

3 entries

నీడ noun (darkness where light is blocked)
రంగు noun (variety of color)
షేడు noun (something that blocks light, particularly in a window)

Thai

1 entries

ร่ม noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Turkish

1 entries

gölge noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Tuvan

1 entries

хөлеге noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Tuwali Ifugao

1 entries

hidum noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Ugaritic

1 entries

𐎑𐎍 noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Ukrainian

1 entries

тінь noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Urdu

1 entries

چھایا noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Vietnamese

1 entries

bóng noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Welsh

1 entries

gwawr noun (variety of color)

Yankunytjatjara

1 entries

kaṉku noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Yámana

1 entries

olana noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Zazaki

1 entries

sersi (diq) noun (darkness where light is blocked)

Sample sentences

49 total sentences available.

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The sky is a hazy shade of winter.

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A parasol is used during the summertime to shade the face.

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Nancy is a shade darker than Helen.

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Nancy is a shade darker than Helen is.

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Shade

Synonyms for "shade" (470 found)

Closest matches (94)

Strong matches (141)

Related words (235)

Related word relations

More general

Antonyms

Synonyms

Related terms

at location

derived

distinct from

etymologically related_to

has context

is a

manner of

part of

receives action

related to

Translations

Abkhaz

Albanian

Ancient Greek

Arabic

Armenian

Aromanian

Avar

Azerbaijani

Bashkir

Belarusian

Bulgarian

Burmese

Catalan

Central Kurdish

Chechen

Chichewa

Chinese Mandarin

Classical Nahuatl

Czech

Dalmatian

Danish

Dutch

Esperanto

Faroese

Finnish

French

Friulian

Galician

Georgian

German

Greek

Greenlandic

Hawaiian

Hebrew

Hindi

Hungarian

Ilocano

Indonesian

Ingrian

Italian

Japanese

Khmer

Korean

Ladino

Lao

Latin

Latvian

Lubuagan Kalinga

Macedonian

Maltese

Marathi

Mongolian

Māori

Navajo

Northern Sami

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Nynorsk

Occitan

Old English