Meaning & Definition of Shadow in English
English⟶
Shadow
/ʃædoʊ/
noun
1. Shade within clear boundaries
synonym:
- shadow
2. An unilluminated area
- "He moved off into the darkness"
synonym:
- darkness,
- dark,
- shadow
3. Something existing in perception only
- "A ghostly apparition at midnight"
synonym:
- apparition,
- phantom,
- phantasm,
- phantasma,
- fantasm,
- shadow
4. A premonition of something adverse
- "A shadow over his happiness"
synonym:
- shadow
5. An indication that something has been present
- "There wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"
- "A tincture of condescension"
synonym:
- trace,
- vestige,
- tincture,
- shadow
6. Refuge from danger or observation
- "He felt secure in his father's shadow"
synonym:
- shadow
7. A dominating and pervasive presence
- "He received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"
synonym:
- shadow
8. A spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
synonym:
- tail,
- shadow,
- shadower
9. An inseparable companion
- "The poor child was his mother's shadow"
synonym:
- shadow
verb
1. Follow, usually without the person's knowledge
- "The police are shadowing her"
synonym:
- shadow
2. Cast a shadow over
synonym:
- shadow,
- shade,
- shade off
3. Make appear small by comparison
- "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"
synonym:
- shadow,
- overshadow,
- dwarf
Examples of using
He fears his own shadow.
I think when death closes our eyes, we plunge into so powerful beams that in comparison with them even the sunlight seems like a shadow.
Fear your own shadow.