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shadow

[shad-oh] / ˈʃæd oʊ /
NOUN
darkness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dark gloom obscurity shade
STRONG
adumbration cover dimness dusk penumbra protection shelter umbra umbrage
WEAK
obscuration
Antonyms
STRONGEST
brightness light
WEAK
information
NOUN
hint, suggestion
Synonyms
STRONG
breath intimation memento relic smack suspicion tincture tinge touch trace vestige
Antonyms
STRONG
information lot
WEAK
brightness light
VERB
make dark
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dim obscure overshadow
STRONG
adumbrate becloud bedim cloud darken gray haze overcast overcloud overhang screen shade shelter shield umbrage veil
WEAK
cast a shadow inumbrate
Antonyms
STRONG
clear up open reveal uncover
WEAK
brighten lighten
VERB
follow secretly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
stalk
STRONG
dog pursue tag tail trail watch
WEAK
keep in sight spy on
Antonyms
STRONG
ignore run away
WEAK
brighten lighten

Example Sentences

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Both the apartments and offices are in the shadow of MIT, one of America’s universities thinking harder about how to support entrepreneurship on campus–and hold onto its students.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“I remember going around and just watching my shadow, because you never know who is behind you.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Pope Leo XIV led a torch-lit procession at the Colosseum in Rome on Friday as he prepares for his first Easter as pontiff in the shadow of war in the Middle East.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

A former barrister, Turner was elected as an MP in 2010 and served in the shadow cabinet of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

AND SO THE shadow fell across us that winter afternoon in 1937, but it rested lightly.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom