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SHADOWY Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word shadowy. (exact relations)
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dim
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective

• made dim or less bright

adjective satellite

• lacking in light; not bright or harsh

• lacking clarity or distinctness

• offering little or no hope

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

verb

• switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

• become dim or lusterless

• make dim or lusterless

• make dim by comparison or conceal

• become vague or indistinct

cloudy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• full of or covered with clouds

adjective satellite

• lacking definite form or limits

• (of liquids) clouded as with sediment

dark
adjectiveadj
adjective

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

• (used of color) having a dark hue

noun

• 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

adjective satellite

• 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

dusky
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lighted by or as if by twilight

• naturally having skin of a dark color

gloomy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• depressingly dark

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• causing dejection

hazy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• filled or abounding with fog or mist

• indistinct or hazy in outline

murky
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (of liquids) clouded as with sediment

• dark or gloomy

nebulous
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to or resembling a nebula

adjective satellite

• lacking definite form or limits

• lacking definition or definite content

obscure
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not clearly expressed or understood

• marked by difficulty of style or expression

• difficult to find

• not famous or acclaimed

• not drawing attention

• remote and separate physically or socially

verb

• make less visible or unclear

• make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

• make unintelligible or unclear

• reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa

• make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

tenebrous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• dark and gloomy

faint
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain

adjective satellite

• deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

• lacking clarity or distinctness

• lacking strength or vigor

• weak and likely to lose consciousness

• indistinctly understood or felt or perceived

• lacking conviction or boldness or courage

verb

• pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

shadowed
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• filled with shade

shady
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• quiet, dark, or concealed

• not as expected

• of questionable honesty or legality

• filled with shade

umbrageous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• filled with shade

• angered at something unjust or wrong

vague
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished

adjective satellite

• not clearly expressed or understood

• lacking clarity or distinctness

wispy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• thin and weak

• lacking clarity or distinctness

wraithlike
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking in substance

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