SHADOWINESS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

shadowiness

noun

Definition of shadowiness

as in vagueness

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Noun

What erodes trust is vagueness, backtracking and the sense that someone is managing you rather than leveling with you.

— Aleeza Gerstein, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
Declare the state's rules void for vagueness under the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of vagueness

Noun

Because of the legal murkiness, Pratte urges people to talk to an attorney before foregoing registration.

— Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026
That’s because dishwashers are equipped with something called a turbidity sensor that basically senses the murkiness of the water and adjusts the wash cycle accordingly.

— Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of murkiness

Noun

Some of the most valuable skills, like leading through ambiguity, influencing others and solving tough problems, are built during challenging seasons.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Nonetheless, in the hallway outside of the courtroom, Shakur’s family exchanges hugs, happily shaking their heads that at least some of the darkness and ambiguity surrounding the murder has been lifted.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of ambiguity

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What The Dark Wizard does differently is grapple with Potter’s impenetrability without being able to resolve it, and consider how that indecision might change our perceptions of his life and his May 2015 death while BASE jumping in Yosemite.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Byrne is generous with his time and attention, but there’s also a Warholian air of mystery about him—a gentle impenetrability, a feeling of separateness.

— Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025

Definition of impenetrability

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As anybody who has been camping knows, the flicker of bright flames against the darkness can be as much a visual distraction as a point of focus.

— Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
At Wimbledon last year, a match restarted for just 70 seconds, as Ben Shelton beat Australia’s Rinky Hijikata after officials paused their match overnight due to darkness.

— Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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