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Thesaurus > Related Words: shadow

Words related to shadow

Related / Similar Words: apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, trace, vestige, tincture, darkness, dark, tail, shadower, overshadow, dwarf, shade, shade off

Definition:
  • refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father''s shadow";
  • something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight";
  • an indication that something has been present; "there wasn''t a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension";
  • a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness";
  • an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness";
  • an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother''s shadow";
  • a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements;
  • a dominating and pervasive presence; "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father";
  • shade within clear boundaries;
  • follow, usually without the person''s knowledge; "The police are shadowing her";
  • make appear small by comparison; "This year''s debt dwarves that of last year";
  • cast a shadow over;

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    Hyponyms: unidentified flying object, UFO, flying saucer, Flying Dutchman, ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre, footprint, umbra, penumbra

    Derivational Morphology: shade, shade off, chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track, overshadow, dwarf, shadower, shadowing, tailing, midget, nanus, shadiness, shadowiness, darkness, dark


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