shadow

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of SHADOW

to go after or on the track of <shadowing the suspect to see what he was up to>

Synonyms bird-dog, chase, course, dog, hound, pursue, run, shadow, tag, tail, trace, track, trail

Related Words accompany, chaperone (or chaperon), escort; hunt, search (for), seek; eye, observe, watch

Near Antonyms head

Antonyms guide, lead, pilot

to make dark, dim, or indistinct <thickening clouds shadowed the countryside>

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

Related Words adumbrate, blot out, conceal, eclipse, hide, obliterate, screen, shade; camouflage, cloak, cover, curtain, disguise, mask, veil

Near Antonyms expose, reveal, uncover, unveil

Antonyms brighten, illuminate, illumine, light (up), lighten

to shelter (something) from light and heat <a pathway shadowed by a canopy of arching branches>

Synonyms shadow

Related Words cloud, darken, dim, dull, overcast, overshadow; canopy, cover, protect, screen

Near Antonyms illuminate, light, lighten; expose

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