Shadow

/ˈʃædəʊ/

Synonyms for "shadow" (677 found)

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Closest matches (136)

adherent adumbrate adumbration afterglow afterimage airairy nothingalter egoamount amphibian animaanima humanaapparition appearance appendageapply paintarrangement astralastral spiritatman

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atmosphere attendant augury auspicate auspice awning ba balance banshee barebonesbeach umbrellabean polebeanstalk becloud bedarken bedaub bedim bedizen bedog befog begild begloom bemist besmear besmirch betokening betokenment blackblack outblacken blackwash blight blindblock the lightblotblot outblotchbody forthbosom buddybreathbreath of lifebroomstick brownbrush on paintbrushwork bubble buddhi buff buttbutt endcalcimine calibercandle endscastcast a shadowcavaliere serventechaff charcoal chase chumclabber upclothes polecloudcloud overcloud upcoat colorcome aftercome behindcompanion compass complexion complicate composition comrade concealment control copy cork corpse couch courtier cover covering creep crony curse curtain cut dab danglerdark shadedarkendarken overdarkness dash daubdead ringerdebris deep-dye defense degree demonstrate

Verb(4 words)

adumbrated adumbrates adumbratingdanish følge

Noun(9 words)

apparition apprentices blackness block buddies canopies darkdark patchdarkness

Strong matches (203)

denigratedeparted spiritdependent design detritus dimdim outdimness dinge dip discipledisembodied spiritdistemperdivine breathdog double double-dye draftsmanship drape drapery

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duplicate duppy dusk dybbuk dye ebonize echo eclipse effigy ego eidolon emblazon embody enamel encloudencompass with shadowend engild enmist etherexact likenessexemplify extent eye facefag endfan fantasy fast-dye fellowfigment of the imaginationfigure filings flunky fog followfollow a cluefollow upfollower following foreshadow foreshadowing foreshow foreshowing foretoken foretokening form fossil fresco garble ghost gild glaze gleam gloom glossgo aftergo behindgrade graingrateful deadgrouping gruel guard guide gumshoehanger onhanger-on hant haunthave a hunchhave an intimationhaze heart heel heeler height henchman hint holdoverhomme de courhound huehunt downhusk husksiicon idea idol idolum illuminate illusion illustrate image imbue immateriality impersonate incarnate incorporealincorporeal beingincorporeity indicant indication ingrain inkinner maninterval intimation japan jiva jivatma jumble khu lacquer lanky larva lathlay on colorlay waitleap leavings lee leftover leftovers lemures level licklie in waitlight shieldlikeness lineliving imageliving picturelook lurkmake unintelligibleman manes mark masan match mate materialization measure melanize mementomere shadowmind miniature mirror mirroring mist modelmove behindmurk mystify nephesh nightwalk nigrify

Noun(19 words)

dog subjectdogging dogs eclipse eclipses eclipsing fantasm followfollowing studyghostsgreen shadeheels indicator interning lackeys limpetmeasurement markmiasmas monitor

Verb(4 words)

dwarf followed follows hovers

Related words (338)

nosenose outnotch nuance nubilate obfuscate obnubilate obscure obscurity obumbrate occult occultateodds and endsoffscourings omen oni open orts outline overcast

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overcloud overshadow oversmoke paint painterliness paper parasite parasol parget paring parings partisan pas peg penumbra period personate personify perspective phantasm phantasma phantasmagoria phantom photograph picture pigment pitch plane plateau pneuma point poltergeist portent portrait predict prefiguration prefigure preindicationpremonitory shiverpremonitory signpremonitory symptompresage presence preservation presignifying pretypify prime prognostic prognostication project promise proportion protectionprotective custodyprowl psyche public pursue pursuer pursuivant purusha pussyfoot rag rags rail rake range ratio rattlebones reach realize reflect reflection reflex refuge refuse relic relics remainder remains remnant remove resemblance residue residuum rest retainer revenant roach round ruach rubbing rubbish ruin ruins rumprun downrun to earthrung safekeeping safety satellite sawdust scale scintilla scope scouring scourings scramble scrap scraps screen sectary self semblance servant shade shaded shader shadiness shadingshadow forthshadows numberlessshadowy shady shape shaving shavings shellac shelter shieldshrouded spiritsidekick sign silhouette similitude simulacrum sip skeleton skiagram skiagraph skulk slat slim slink slipslop on paintsmack smattering smear smellsmell outsmirch smog smoke smudge smut smutch sneaksniff outsomber soot soothsay soul soup soupcon space spark specterspectral ghostspindlelegs spindleshanks spiritspiritual beingspiritusspit and imagespitting imagesplinter spook sprinkling spritestack of bonesstain stair stalk standard steal step stilt stint stipple stooge straw streakstring alongstubble stump successor suggestion sunblind sunshade sup supporter survival suspicion sweepings tagtag aftertag alongtagtail tail tailgate taste techniquethe selftheophanythin airthought tinct tincture tinge tint tiptoe token tokening tone touch tracetrace downtracing tracktrack downtrailtrail aftertrainbearer treadtread close upontreatment twiggy twin type umbra umbrage umbrageousness umbrella undercoat unsubstantiality value values vapor varnish veil veinvery imagevery picturevestige vision votary waferwaking dreamwalking dead manwandering soulward heelerwash wastewatchful eyewhitewashwildest dreamwraith zombie

Noun(35 words)

obscuring observe occlude pall phantasm phantasma phantom shade shades shadower shirttails sidekicks silhouettesilhouette exercisesilhouette projectsilhouette shapessilhouettes silhouetting specters spy

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squires stalking stalkssundial marktail tailing tails tincture tracetrace oftrack trailingunregulated practicevestige wraiths

Verb(12 words)

overridden overshadow palled palling shadeshade offsilhouetted stalked tailed tailgated tracked trailed

Adjective(1 words)

portuguese projeção

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More general

36 entries

boding command darkendata collectiondominate follow follower foreboding illusion indicant indicationlight effectlight obstructionmeasurement cueobservable phenomenonobservation

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More specific

9 entries

antumbra apprenticeshipfield observationgnomon shadowinstrument monitoringpartial shadowpenumbrasundial shadowumbra

Collocations

6 entries

cast a shadowshadow directionshadow lengthshadow measurementshadow patternshadow puppet

Inflections

3 entries

shadowed shadowing shadows

Derivations

7 entries

overshadow shaded shading shadowed shadowily shadowing shadowy

Sample sentences

53 total sentences available.

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There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt.

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I was taken aback at the shadow.

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Clouds cast a shadow blacker than the night.

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A tall tree projects its long shadow on the water.

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