Shadow Synonyms, Shadow Antonyms | Thesaurus.com

Dictionary Thesaurus Word Dynamo Quotes Reference Translator Spanish

shadow [shad-oh] Example Sentences

Main Entry:	shadow [shad-oh] Show IPA/ˈʃædoʊ/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	darkness
Synonyms:	adumbration, cover, dark, dimness, dusk, gloom, obscuration, obscurity, penumbra, protection, shade, shelter, umbra, umbrage
Antonyms:	brightness, light

Main Entry:	shadow
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	make dark
Synonyms:	adumbrate, becloud, bedim, cast a shadow, cloud, darken, dim, gray, haze, inumbrate, obscure, overcast, overcloud, overhang, overshadow, screen, shade, shelter, shield, umbrage, veil
Antonyms:	brighten, lighten

Main Entry:	shadow
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	follow secretly
Synonyms:	dog, keep in sight, pursue, spy on, stalk, tag, tail, trail, watch

Example Sentences

By definition, it is hard to tell the size of this shadow economy.

Incredibly, twice a year on the spring and autumn equinoxes, a shadow falls on the pyramid in the shape of a serpent.

Failure of a promising compound casts a shadow on others.

By definition, it is hard to tell the size of this shadow economy.

Incredibly, twice a year on the spring and autumn equinoxes, a shadow falls on the pyramid in the shape of a serpent.

Failure of a promising compound casts a shadow on others.

The staircase is simple, while the shadow is complex.

And the shadow they cast puts the bird's darker meat in a bad light.

Plant this stick upright in the ground and pace off the length of its shadow.

The excess borrowing that did for shadow banks threatens consumers, too.

For millennia, humans have stared in wonder and awe as the moon's shadow briefly blocked out the sun.

Living in the shadow of such a horrendous catastrophe didn't faze us.

Professional photographers camp here to capture the unfolding layers of color and shadow at dawn.

As the day progresses, the shadow of the peak of my house arcs along the sidewalk across the street.

And for years the so-called shadow banking system thrived, away from prying eyes.

But a white surface in shadow often reflects less light to the eye than a black surface in sun.

Many hours later the neurologist called and told me the shadow indicated a cyst and not to worry.

If you are standing outside during the daytime, the antisolar point is marked by the shadow of your head.

Maybe now somebody can understand why entropy is a shadow.

X-ray photolithography requires one-to-one shadow imaging.

Fellows will shadow two academic leaders during the program's third semester.

As the shadow rises, it breaks into a cloud of tautly ribbed sail, aflame in the tropical sun.

Web casts to pipe moon's shadow onto your computer screen.

At one point a faint shadow glides over the bottom, then vanishes into a dark ravine.

At the end of a dirt road, in the shadow of a small mountain sits a gray trailer.

Ask if you can observe or shadow those people who have a career that appeals to you.

It will shadow a trapper and break down his door to devour him.

All these people are seeing the shadow that they call grades.

As she matured and all her skills sharpened, no one in her field thinks of her as his shadow any more.

Though some shadow cabinet colleagues disparage him in private, he is safe in his job.

On the other hand, digital has far better shadow detail.

The latter can be proved without a shadow of doubt by the study of genes.

No shadow of a crease or pucker mars the perfect contours of their dinner jackets.

They have more opportunity to get out from the family shadow and there are more resources for placement and such.

The panel shadow should be the same size on each side of the box with little or no shadow on the side facing the sun.

Then, the shadow image is silk screened on top, primarily in black.

Imagine a line extending from your head to its shadow on the ground.

To job shadow or interview other advisors/staff members in the office.

But the biggest shadow over the event was the remembrance of two sad stories from recent years.

There are a few brands, and a few colors within some brands, that leave a shadow behind of what was written.

Shadow economies have grown since the financial crisis began.

The groundhog saw its shadow this morning, which means six more weeks of winter are on the way.

Shadow pictures clearly showed shock waves flowing from the tip.

Many more, including some in the shadow cabinet, think the matter should be given low priority.

It doesn't happen everyday, but occasionally a great shadow will make a great picture.

It shows sonofusion is real beyond any shadow of a doubt.

Satellite images of your shadow in motion as you walk could be used for identification.

Actually, even a small shadow can completely zero out the power.

There is also a lot of shadow provided by the pots and hydroponic systems.

Yellow moonlight throws her humpbacked shadow across the glistening mud.

Main Entry:	accompany
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	go or be with something
Synonyms:	associate with, attend, chaperon, come along, conduct, consort, convoy, date, dog, draft, drag, escort, follow, go along, guard, guide, hang around with, hang out, keep company, lead, look after, shadow, shlep along, show about, show around, spook, squire, stick to, string along, tag along, tailgate, take out, usher
Antonyms:	abandon, desert, leave, withdraw

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	cloud
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	become foggy or obscured
Synonyms:	adumbrate, becloud, befog, blur, darken, dim, eclipse, envelop, fog, gloom, mist, obfuscate, overcast, overshadow, shade, shadow, veil
Antonyms:	clear, unfog, unveil

Main Entry:	dark
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	place, time without light
Synonyms:	caliginosity, darkness, dead of night, dimness, dusk, duskiness, evening, gloom, midnight, murk, murkiness, night, nightfall, nighttime, obscurity, opacity, semidarkness, shade, shadows, twilight, witching hour
Antonyms:	brightness, day, daylight, daytime, illumination, light, lightness, morning

Main Entry:	darken
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	become shaded, unlit
Synonyms:	becloud, bedim, blacken, cloud over, cloud up, deepen, dim, eclipse, fog, gray, haze, make dim, murk, obfuscate, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shade, shadow, tone down
Antonyms:	brighten, illuminate, lighten, whiten

Main Entry:	darkness
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	place, time that is unlit
Synonyms:	Cimmerian shade, black, blackness, blackout, brownout, calignosity, cloudiness, crepuscule, dark, dimness, dusk, duskiness, eclipse, gloom, lightlessness, murk, murkiness, nightfall, obscurity, pitch darkness, shade, shadiness, shadows, smokiness, tenebrosity, twilight
Antonyms:	brightness, day, daylight, daytime, illumination, light, lightness, morning

Main Entry:	detective
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	investigator of crime
Synonyms:	P. I., Sherlock Holmes, agent, analyst, bird dog, bloodhound, bull, constable, cop, dick, eavesdropper, eye, fed, fink, flatfoot, gumshoe, informer, nark, peeper, plainclothes officer, police officer, private eye, private investigator, prosecutor, reporter, roper, scout, sergeant, shadow*, shamus, shoofly, sleuth, slewfoot, snoop, spy, tail

* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source

More ResultsPREVIOUS|1 2 3 4|NEXT

Search another word or see shadowon Dictionary |Spanish

»Confusing Words
»School gear

»Style guide
»Literary terms

Style guide
Confusing words
Word of the Day

Free tools
Blog
Games

Partners:Word Bloglines Citysearch The Daily Beast Ask Answers Ask Kids Life123 Reference Sendori

Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.

About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help

Please Login or Sign Up to use the Favorites feature

Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature

How many words do you know? FIND OUT