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Shadow

🔄 Synonyms of "Shadow"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
vestigenoun	(by extension) A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.
tracenoun	An act of tracing.
phantomnoun	A ghost or apparition.
darknoun	Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
apparitionnoun	An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially, one by a ghost, phantom, or suchlike; the entity itself.
tailnoun	(anatomy) The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
overshadowverb	(transitive) To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.
shade offverb	cast a shadow over
darknessnoun	(uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
dwarfnoun	(now sometimes offensive) A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with typical adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.
shadenoun	(uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Shadow"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
tracenoun	An act of tracing.
apparitionnoun	An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially, one by a ghost, phantom, or suchlike; the entity itself.
phantomnoun	A ghost or apparition.
vestigenoun	(by extension) A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.
overshadowverb	(transitive) To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.
dwarfnoun	(now sometimes offensive) A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with typical adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.
shadenoun	(uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
darknoun	Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
darknessnoun	(uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
tailnoun	(anatomy) The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
shade offverb	cast a shadow over
silhouettenoun	An illustrated outline filled in with a solid color(s), usually only black, and intended to represent the shape of an object without revealing any other visual details; a similar appearance produced when the object being viewed is situated in relative darkness with brighter lighting behind it; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be.
spotlightnoun	(figurative) The center of attention; the highlight or most important part.
lightnoun	(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
sunlightnoun	All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
sidenoun	A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
marginnoun	(finance) The yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production.
sunnoun	The star that is closest to the Earth.
spectrumnoun	Specifically, a range of colours representing light (electromagnetic radiation) of contiguous frequencies; hence electromagnetic spectrum, visible spectrum, ultraviolet spectrum, etc.
parallelnoun	An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.