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Synonyms for shadow
Synonyms for (noun) shadow
Synonyms: shadow Definition: refuge from danger or observation Usage: he felt secure in his father's shadow
Similar words: resort, recourse, refuge Definition: something or someone turned to for assistance or security Usage: his only recourse was the police; took refuge in lying
Synonyms: apparition, shadow, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, fantasm Definition: something existing in perception only Usage: a ghostly apparition at midnight
Similar words: illusion, semblance Definition: an erroneous mental representation
Synonyms: tincture, trace, shadow, vestige Definition: an indication that something has been present Usage: there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim; a tincture of condescension
Similar words: indicant, indication Definition: something that serves to indicate or suggest Usage: an indication of foul play; indications of strain; symptoms are the prime indicants of disease
Synonyms: shadow Definition: a premonition of something adverse Usage: a shadow over his happiness
Similar words: foreboding, boding, premonition, presentiment Definition: a feeling of evil to come Usage: a steadily escalating sense of foreboding; the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case
Synonyms: shadow, dark, darkness Definition: an unilluminated area Usage: he moved off into the darkness
Similar words: scene Definition: the place where some action occurs Usage: the police returned to the scene of the crime
Synonyms: shadow Definition: an inseparable companion Usage: the poor child was his mother's shadow
Similar words: follower Definition: someone who travels behind or pursues another
Synonyms: tail, shadow, shadower Definition: a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
Similar words: follower Definition: someone who travels behind or pursues another
Similar words: spy Definition: a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people Usage: my spies tell me that you had a good time last night
Synonyms: shadow Definition: a dominating and pervasive presence Usage: he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father
Similar words: presence Definition: the state of being present; current existence Usage: he tested for the presence of radon
Synonyms: shadow Definition: shade within clear boundaries
Similar words: shade, shadiness, shadowiness Definition: relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body Usage: it is much cooler in the shade; there's too much shadiness to take good photographs
Synonyms for (verb) shadow
Synonyms: shadow Definition: follow, usually without the person's knowledge Usage: The police are shadowing her
Similar words: follow Definition: to travel behind, go after, come after Usage: The ducklings followed their mother around the pond; Please follow the guide through the museum