shadowed

[shad-ohd] / ˈʃæd oʊd /

ADJECTIVE

shaded

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dusky leafy screened sheltered

STRONG

cool dim

WEAK

adumbral bosky cloudy indistinct out of the sun shadowy umbrageous umbrous under a cloud vague

ADJECTIVE

shady

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cloudy leafy shaded shadowy

WEAK

adumbral bosky chiaroscuro cool dim dusky indistinct out of the sun screened sheltered umbrageous umbrous under a cloud vague

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clear

WEAK

aboveboard bright honorable light open reputable respectable

ADJECTIVE

umbrageous

Synonyms

WEAK

adumbral bosky cloudy cool covered dark dim dusky indistinct leafy out of the sun screened shaded shadowy shady sheltered umbrous

Example Sentences

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Cárdenas was hired as the lead play-by-play announcer while Jarrín shadowed him that first season before settling in as the No. 2 announcer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

In horror, more is more — more gore, more jump scares, more shadowed silhouettes; all in service of scaring the viewer.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

The stated goal of Artemis is to develop a permanent presence near the lunar south pole, which is believed to be abundant in resources such as water ice in shadowed craters.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

It has been shadowed by a legal dispute with the developer Michael Shvo, who attracted the club to its new premises.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

A shadowed figure reaches for a paper on the porch but then stops and straightens without retrieving it.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

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