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shade

[sheyd] / ʃeɪd /
NOUN
dimness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
shadow
STRONG
adumbration blackness coolness cover darkness dusk gloominess obscurity penumbra screen semidarkness shadiness shadows umbra umbrage
WEAK
obscuration
Antonyms
STRONG
light lightness
WEAK
brightness gap
NOUN
blind, shield
Synonyms
STRONGEST
awning curtain
STRONG
canopy cover covering screen veil
Antonyms
WEAK
brightness gap light
NOUN
color, hue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
stain tinge tint tone
STRONG
brilliance cast saturation
Antonyms
STRONGEST
white
WEAK
brightness gap light
NOUN
slight difference
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hint tinge variation variety
STRONG
amount cast dash degree distinction gradation nuance proposal semblance spice streak suggestion suspicion tincture trace
WEAK
soupçon
Antonyms
STRONG
dullness
WEAK
brightness gap light
NOUN
ghost
Synonyms
STRONGEST
shadow
STRONG
apparition bogey haunt manes phantasm phantom revenant specter spirit umbra wraith
Antonyms
STRONG
being reality
WEAK
brightness gap light
VERB
shut out the light
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blacken conceal darken dim mute obscure shield
STRONG
adumbrate cloud cover deepen eclipse gray hide overshadow protect screen shadow shelter shutter umbrage veil
WEAK
be overcast cast a shadow cloud over cloud up inumbrate tone down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
brighten illuminate lay bare lighten open reveal uncover whiten
STRONG
clear explain lay out

Example Sentences

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Such names often referred not to a single precise shade but to clusters of related ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Women’s throats are sore, and their eyes are an unflattering shade of red.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Skelly showed Mugoboka the tree planting she has been doing to reduce the impact of flooding and to provide shade to her animals during hotter, drier summers.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Under the shade of a nearby tree in Kakwanyang village, three women sit together pounding wild brown fruits with a hard, rough and lumpy exterior.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Once again we find Naomi a spot off the side of the road, this time where there’s a bit of shade.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar