SHADOW Synonyms

• absence of light or illumination

• an unilluminated area

• absence of moral or spiritual values

• an unenlightened state

• having a dark or somber color

• a swarthy complexion

• relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

• a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

• protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight

• a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

• a position of relative inferiority

• a slight amount or degree of difference

• a mental representation of some haunting experience

• a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)

• a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view

• cast a shadow over

• represent the effect of shade or shadow on

• protect from light, heat, or view

• vary slightly

• pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree

• the state of being poorly illuminated

• the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity

• the quality of being dim or lacking contrast

• the time of day immediately following sunset

• become dusk

• a state of partial or total darkness

• a feeling of melancholy apprehension

• an atmosphere of depression and melancholy

• the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand

• an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known

• the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination

• a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra

• relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

• questionable honesty or legality

• a ghostly appearing figure

• the appearance of a ghostlike figure

• something existing in perception only

• an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly

• devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black

• (used of color) having a dark hue

• absence of light or illumination

• absence of moral or spiritual values

• an unilluminated area

• the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

• an unenlightened state

• brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)

• stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

• secret

• showing a brooding ill humor

• lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture

• marked by difficulty of style or expression

• causing dejection

• not giving performances; closed

• a person who is markedly small

• a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure

• a plant or animal that is atypically small

• make appear small by comparison

• check the growth of

• a ghostly appearing figure

• something existing in perception only

• be greater in significance than

• make appear small by comparison

• cast a shadow upon

• a ghostly appearing figure

• something existing in perception only

• a ghostly appearing figure

• something existing in perception only

• a ghostly appearing figure

• something existing in perception only

• something apparently sensed but having no physical reality

• a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

• the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

• the time of the last part of something

• any projection that resembles the tail of an animal

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

• a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

• (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head

• the rear part of an aircraft

• the rear part of a ship

• go after with the intent to catch

• remove or shorten the tail of an animal

• remove the stalk of fruits or berries

• a substance that colors or dyes

• an indication that something has been present

• a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

• (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution

• fill, as with a certain quality

• stain or tinge with a slight amount of a color