Umbrage Synonyms and Antonyms

ŭmbrĭj
Comparative darkness that results from the blocking of light rays
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. penumbra
  2. shade
  3. shadow
  4. umbra
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Words Related to Umbrage

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. light
  2. pain
  3. potshot
  4. side-swipe
  5. pot-shot

Umbrage Sentence Examples

  • He also took umbrage with the data the PCT were using to back their claims for change.

  • Dr. Tholuck had published some verses of a religious character, which had given umbrage to some sect or other.

  • However, in this case they certainly appear to have taken great umbrage at the statements made by Beverly twenty years earlier.

  • This second intervention gave umbrage to France, who by way of a counterpoise sent a force to occupy Ancona.

  • At length the intrigues of the Hawaiian embassy gave umbrage to the German government, and it was deemed prudent to recall it to Honolulu in July 1887.

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