SHADOWED Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

shadowed 1 of 2

adjective

as in shady

protected from the sun's rays sat in a shadowed corner of the garden

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shadowed

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verb

past tense of shadow

as in chased

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

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as in obscured

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

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as in shaded

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

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Many informants The issue of intelligence connections has shadowed the investigation ever since Moïse was found shot to death in his second-floor bedroom, and his wife, Martine, was seriously injured. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 Gone are the swarms of national media that shadowed them for nearly a decade. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2026 Her makeup, however, went dark to add contrast to the white dress and hair, with bold brows and smoky, shadowed eyes. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2026 His upbringing was shadowed by family hardship, disorder, and betrayal. — Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026 Cornerback Jyaire Hill, one of the top NFL prospects on Michigan’s roster, shadowed Sategna and limited him to two catches for nine yards. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Tender Loving Care is a gentle, mournful, funny portrait of a family whose future is shadowed by uncertainty but tries to face life with cheeriness. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 Paxton has been shadowed for decades by legal and ethical questions, including indictments for securities fraud, though he was not convicted. — Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 On a planet where the temperature can top 800 degrees, the poles are frigid with deep, permanently shadowed craters packed with ice. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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The fake image was attention-grabbing, shady, and timely — in other words, perfect for social media virality but a potential liability for the parties involved.

— Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
If weather permits, be sure to dine at Oliveto Restaurant & Lounge Bar, which sits beneath a shady grove of trees and overlooks the pool and vineyard.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026

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Following a 33-32 victory over the New York Giants in Week 7 of the 2025 season while playing for the Denver Broncos, Greenlaw chased and verbally threatened referee Brad Allen as the officiating crew was leaving the field.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
The discoveries that will change medicine a generation from now are probably being chased today by people asking questions no one else sees the value of yet.

— Robert C. Gallo, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of chased

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Both of us gravitated toward the dot cake, vanilla cake and buttercream, entirely obscured by a psychedelic layer of rainbow sprinkles, an online phenomenon neither of us had tried.

— Tanya Bush, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
The same repositioning also obscured the screws that hold the GPU brace’s mounting bracket.

— Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of obscured

Adjective

Around them stand darkened houses, and uncollected trash piles up on the street.

— Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
This trend has been pretty pervasive among designer bags recently, with shoppers buying new Prada and Chanel bags with darkened leather to give them a used look, or sourcing vintage Celine bags with obvious signs of wear.

— Irene Richardson, InStyle, 2 July 2026

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Engagement is often seen as a metric about sentiment that can be measured and tracked, but is treated as something employees bring—or fail to bring—to their jobs.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
SparkHub connects creator content to tracked sales inside its ShopBack app.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of tracked

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Menon's photo reveals spectacular pink, purple and red auroras glowing in Earth's upper atmosphere above a sparse dappling of city lights, subtly blurred by the motion of the orbital spacecraft over the course of the exposure.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026
But as the spectacle grew, the distinction between personal style and dressing for visibility became increasingly blurred.

— Alex Badia, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

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