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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The tight cropping in the monochrome nudes isolates slopes, folds, shadowed recesses and curved planes that hover between landscape and abstraction. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Gay desire has been more peripheral to his work, and is usually shadowed by danger. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 The office belonged to an orthopedic surgeon Rubinger had shadowed years earlier. — Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 Lemon also shadowed his position on the field when watching from the sidelines. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Over the past three years, students have used the partnership to take more than 11,000 business tours and college visits and shadowed more than 7,000 people at jobs, Jewett said. — Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2026 Their accomplishments were shadowed by the sign-stealing mess that erupted in Houston in 2020, but Springer took more than his share of responsibility. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile the hopper will fire a rocket thruster to jump up to 15 kilometers (nine miles) across the surface at a time, targeting touchdowns in surrounding, permanently shadowed craters. — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026 Temperatures inside permanently shadowed regions drop below minus 274 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 170 degrees Celsius). — Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026

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But for now, CyberLeek is trying to monetize the GTA 6 leaks by asking for shady donations.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
Others sat in shady spots on Montrose Avenue where the parade units combined with waiting community groups to end the parade at the festival grounds.

— Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

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The Brewers regained a two-run lead in the sixth on David Hamilton’s RBI single that chased Bradford, who gave up nine hits and three runs in 5 2/3 innings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
The Dodgers loaded the bases again in the eighth but came up empty when Muncy chased a splitter out of the strike zone on the ninth-pitch of his at-bat against reliever Didier Fuentes.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of chased

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Many of her photographs were attributed to Capa, which obscured her contribution once Friedmann adopted the name for himself alone.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
In the years since Shakur's murder, what exactly happened in that hail of bullets -- and who pulled the trigger -- was obscured by a lack of physical evidence, feuding cops and the gangland code of silence.

— Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of obscured

Adjective

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
She’s talked up her push to convert darkened streetlights, many of them stripped of their copper wire, to solar power.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026

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The fatal shooting is Kansas City’s 87th homicide this year, according to data tracked by The Star.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
The second system being tracked by the NHC was a weak area of low pressure with disorganized cloudiness and showers located in the northeastern and north-central Gulf.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026

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Telescopes show Venus's crescent lengthening and thinning throughout the month, but observers at mid-northern latitudes will find Venus's image to be blurred by turbulence low in the sky.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Lands’ End Starfish Mid-Rise Straight-Leg Pants The line between yoga pants and trousers is blurred with this pair of stretchy, straight-leg pants from Lands’ End.

— Melony Forcier, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of blurred

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The city of Wickhills is protected by Seaborne, an intelligence agency that hires street-smart types like Vycol Ferec on top-secret missions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), nine out of ten people who come in close contact with someone who is infected will become ill if they are not protected, especially by vaccination.

— Eva Flowe August 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026

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