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shadow

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of shadow

1 to go after or on the track of
  • shadowing the suspect to see what he was up to
Synonyms of shadow

bird-dog, chase, course, dog, follow, hound, pursue, run, tag, tail, trace, track, trail
Words Related to shadow

accompany, chaperone (or chaperon), escort

hunt, search (for), seek

eye, observe, watch
Phrases Synonymous with shadow

run after
Near Antonyms of shadow

head
Antonyms of shadow

guide, lead, pilot
2 to make dark, dim, or indistinct
  • thickening clouds shadowed the countryside
Synonyms of shadow

becloud, bedim, befog, blacken, blear, blur, cloud, darken, dim, dislimn, fog, fuzz (up), haze, mist, obscure, overcast, overcloud, overshadow, shroud
Words Related to shadow

adumbrate, blot out, conceal, eclipse, hide, obliterate, screen, shade

camouflage, cloak, cover, curtain, disguise, mask, veil
Near Antonyms of shadow

expose, reveal, uncover, unveil
Antonyms of shadow

brighten, illuminate, illumine, light (up), lighten
3 to shelter (something) from light and heat
  • a pathway shadowed by a canopy of arching branches
Synonyms of shadow

shade
Words Related to shadow

cloud, darken, dim, dull, overcast, overshadow

canopy, cover, protect, screen
Near Antonyms of shadow

illuminate, light, lighten

expose

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