Shadows

//ˈʃædoʊz//

Synonyms for "shadows" (619 found)

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apparition darkness tail trace adherent adumbrate adumbration afterglow afterimage air airy nothing alter ego amount amphibian anima anima humana appearance appendage apply paint arrangement

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Noun(3 words)

apparition dark darkness

Verb(1 words)

beshade

Strong matches (186)

debris deep-dye defense degree demonstrate denigrate departed spirit dependent design detritus dim dim out dimness dinge dip disciple disembodied spirit distemper divine breath dog

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double double-dye draftsmanship drape drapery duplicate duppy dusk dybbuk dye ebonize echo eclipse effigy ego eidolon emblazon embody enamel encloud encompass with shadow end engild enmist ether exact likeness exemplify extent eye face fag end fan fantasy fast-dye fellow figment of the imagination figure filings flunky fog follow follow a clue follow up follower following foreshadow foreshadowing foreshow foreshowing foretoken foretokening form fossil fresco garble ghost gild glaze gleam gloom gloss go after go behind grade grain grateful dead grouping gruel guard guide gumshoe hanger on hanger-on hant haunt have a hunch have an intimation haze heart heel heeler height henchman hint holdover homme de cour hound hue hunt down husk husks i icon idea idol idolum illuminate illusion illustrate image imbue immateriality impersonate incarnate incorporeal incorporeal being incorporeity indicant indication ingrain ink inner man interval intimation japan jiva jivatma jumble khu lacquer lanky larva lath lay on color lay wait leap leavings lee leftover leftovers lemures level lick lie in wait light shield likeness line living image living picture look lurk make unintelligible man manes mark masan match mate materialization measure melanize memento mere shadow mind miniature mirror mirroring mist model move behind murk mystify nephesh

Verb(1 words)

dwarf

Noun(2 words)

fantasm hinterland

Related words (309)

Noun(12 words)

new bug night phantasm phantasma phantom puny shadower tail tincture trace umbra vestige

nightwalk nigrify nose nose out notch nuance nubilate obfuscate obnubilate obscure obscurity obumbrate occult occultate odds and ends offscourings ombre omen oni open

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orts outline overcast 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 preindication premonitory shiver premonitory sign premonitory symptom presage presence preservation presignifying pretypify prime prognostic prognostication project promise proportion protection protective custody prowl 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 rump run down run to earth rung safekeeping safety satellite sawdust scale scintilla scope scouring scourings scramble scrap scraps screen sectary self semblance servant shade shaded shader shadiness shading shadow forth shadows numberless shadowy shady shape shaving shavings shellac shelter shield shrouded spirit sidekick sign silhouette similitude simulacrum sip skeleton skiagram skiagraph skulk slat sleuth slim slink slip slop on paint smack smattering smear smell smell out smirch smog smoke smudge smut smutch sneak sniff out somber soot soothsay soul soup soupcon space spark specter spectral ghost spindlelegs spindleshanks spirit spiritual being spiritus spit and image spitting image splinter spook sprinkling sprite stack of bones stain stair stalk standard steal step stilt stint stipple stooge straw streak string along stubble stump successor suggestion sunblind sunshade sup supporter survival suspicion sweepings tag tag after tag along tagtail tailgate taste technique the self theophany thin air thought tinct tincture tinge tint tiptoe token tokening tone touch trace down tracing track track down trail trail after trainbearer tread tread close upon treatment twiggy twin type umbra umbrage umbrageousness umbrella undercoat unsubstantiality value values vapor varnish veil vein very image very picture vestige vision votary wafer waking dream walking dead man wandering soul ward heeler wash waste watchful eye whitewash wildest dream wraith zombie

Verb(5 words)

overshadow shade shade off sleuth stag

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6 relation types

at location

3 entries

forest ground suface of moon

form of

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shadow

has property

3 entries

dark rare on cloudy days silent

is a

2 entries

band longest at sunrise and sunset

receives action

1 entries

caused by obstruction of light

related to

1 entries

shadow

Sample sentences

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Coming events cast their shadows before.

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It casts mysterious shadows on the wall.

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Coming events cast their shadows before them.

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They hid themselves in the shadows.

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