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Another word for shadow

shadow Synonyms

shadow

n.

umbra, obscuration, adumbration; see darkness 1.

in<strong> or </strong>under the shadow of

threatened, in danger of, in a dangerous situation; see endangered.

shadow Synonyms

shadow

v.

To shade
dim, veil, screen; see shade 1, 2, shelter.
To follow secretly
trail, watch, keep in sight, dog*; see pursue 1.

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Another word for shadow

noun

Comparative darkness that results from the blocking of light rays:
penumbra, shade, umbra, umbrage. See light
A supernatural being, such as a ghost:
apparition, bogey, bogeyman, bogle, eidolon, ghost, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, revenant, shade, specter, spirit, visitant, wraith. (Informal) spook. (Regional) haunt. See beings, supernatural
An agent assigned to observe and report on another:
watcher. (Informal) tail. See investigate
A slight amount or indication:
breath, dash, ghost, hair, hint, intimation, semblance, shade, soupÃ§on, streak, suggestion, suspicion, taste, tinge, touch, trace, whiff, whisper. (Informal) whisker. See big, show

verb

To shelter, especially from light:
screen, shade. See protection
To make dim or indistinct:
becloud, bedim, befog, blear, blur, cloud, dim, dull, eclipse, fog, gloom, mist, obfuscate, obscure, overcast, overshadow. See clear
To make dark or darker:
adumbrate, darken, shade. See light
To keep (another) under surveillance by moving along behind:
dog, follow, track, trail. (Informal) bird-dog, tail. See precede

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I don't want a shadow hanging over him.
The shadow made her long legs look short.
There was no shadow or footprints even though I seemed to be standing on grass.
He was too angry to see where he went as he crossed through the shadow realm.
Half the street was in shadow, the other half brightly lit by the sun.

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