SHADOWS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SHADOWS?

Need another word that means the same as “shadows”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “shadows” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Shadows” are: shadower, tail, tincture, trace, vestige, apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, dark, darkness, shade, shade off, dwarf, overshadow

Shadows as a Noun

Definitions of "Shadows" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “shadows” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A premonition of something adverse.
• An unilluminated area.
• An inseparable companion.
• Shade within clear boundaries.
• An indication that something has been present.
• Something existing in perception only.
• A dominating and pervasive presence.
• Refuge from danger or observation.
• A spy employed to follow someone and report their movements.

Synonyms of "Shadows" as a noun (12 Words)

apparition	A remarkable or unexpected appearance of someone or something. A headless apparition.
dark	The time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside. Lights and darks are juxtaposed arbitrarily to create a sense of shallow relief.
darkness	An unilluminated area. Moments of darkness were rare.
fantasm	Something existing in perception only.
phantasm	Something existing in perception only. Every phantasm of a hope was quickly nullified.
phantasma	A ghostly appearing figure.
phantom	A ghostly appearing figure. He diverted an estimated 1 500 000 into phantom bank accounts.
shadower	A spy employed to follow someone and report their movements.
tail	A tailcoat or a man s formal evening suit with a tailcoat. The tail of the storm.
tincture	Any of the conventional colours (including the metals and stains, and often the furs) used in coats of arms. She could not keep a tincture of bitterness out of her voice.
trace	A physical change in the brain presumed to be caused by a process of learning or memory. He speaks French with a trace of an accent.
vestige	A trace or remnant of something that is disappearing or no longer exists. The last vestiges of colonialism.

Usage Examples of "Shadows" as a noun

• He felt secure in his father's shadow.
• A shadow over his happiness.
• He received little recognition working in the shadow of his father.
• The poor child was his mother's shadow.

Shadows as a Verb

Definitions of "Shadows" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “shadows” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Cast a shadow over.
• Follow, usually without the person's knowledge.
• Make appear small by comparison.

Synonyms of "Shadows" as a verb (4 Words)

dwarf	Stunt the growth or development of. This year s debt dwarfs that of last year.
overshadow	Tower above and cast a shadow over. The tall tree overshadowed the house.
shade	Represent the effect of shade or shadow on. She shaded her eyes against the sun.
shade off	Vary slightly.

Usage Examples of "Shadows" as a verb

• The police are shadowing her.

Associations of "Shadows" (30 Words)

arbor	Any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts. The arbor provided a shady resting place in the park.
awning	A canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun.
behind	A kick that sends the ball over a behind line or a touch that sends it between the inner posts scoring one point. She was behind with her rent.
black	The player of the black pieces in chess or draughts. The ceiling blackened.
cave	Explore caves as a sport. They say they cave for the adventure challenge and physical exercise.
crayfish	A nocturnal freshwater crustacean that resembles a small lobster and inhabits streams and rivers.
darkness	An unenlightened state. They drew a veil of darkness across the proceedings.
dim	Become dim or lusterless. The dim drone of their voices.
dusky	Used in names of animals with dark coloration e g dusky dolphin dusky warbler. The dusky night rides down the sky And ushers in the morn.
fading	Weakening in force or intensity.
fin	Propel oneself through the water in a finning motion. We finned along the side of the wreck.
flipper	A pivoted arm in a pinball machine, controlled by the player and used for sending the ball back up the table.
impenetrable	Not admitting of penetration or passage into or through. Impenetrable gloom.
joggle	Fasten or join with a joggle. The lurch and joggle of the car.
lion	A celebrity who is lionized much sought after.
lobster	Catch lobsters. A heavily built man with a lobster nose.
mane	A growth of long hair on the neck of a horse, lion, or other mammal. He had a mane of white hair.
posterior	Coming at a subsequent time or stage. A basal body situated just posterior to the nucleus.
rear	Located in or toward the back or rear. The rear door of the plane.
ringtail	An immature golden eagle.
shade	A lampshade. He wore shades and a leather jacket.
shadowy	Lacking in substance- W.A.Butler. They were attacked by a swarm of shadowy ethereal forms.
soot	Coat with soot. You have previously sooted the underside of their plate by holding it over a candle.
sun	Expose something to the sun especially to warm or dry it. The sun shone from a cloudless sky.
sunshade	A handheld collapsible source of shade.
tail	A tailcoat or a man s formal evening suit with a tailcoat. The next pitch tailed in on me at the last second.
tenebrous	Dark; shadowy or obscure. The tenebrous spiral staircase of the self.
vestige	The smallest amount. He waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy.
wiggle	The act of wiggling. Vi wiggled her toes.