shadow

• "The police are shadowing her"

Synonyms

• shadecast a shadow over ; represent the effect of shade or shadow on ; protect from light, heat, or view; vary slightly; pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree; relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body; a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; a position of relative inferiority; a slight amount or degree of difference; a mental representation of some haunting experience; a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment) ; a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
• shade offcast a shadow over

• "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"

Synonyms

• overshadowbe greater in significance than; make appear small by comparison; cast a shadow upon
• dwarfmake appear small by comparison; check the growth of; a person who is markedly small ; a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; a plant or animal that is atypically small

• "he moved off into the darkness"

Synonyms

• darknessabsence of light or illumination ; an unilluminated area; absence of moral or spiritual values; an unenlightened state; having a dark or somber color ; a swarthy complexion
• darkabsence of light or illumination ; absence of moral or spiritual values; an unilluminated area; the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside ; an unenlightened state; devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; (used of color) having a dark hue; brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes); stemming from evil characteristics or forces; secret; showing a brooding ill humor; lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; marked by difficulty of style or expression; causing dejection; not giving performances

• "a ghostly apparition at midnight"

Synonyms

• apparitiona ghostly appearing figure; the appearance of a ghostlike figure; something existing in perception only; an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly
• phantomsomething apparently sensed but having no physical reality; a ghostly appearing figure; something existing in perception only
• phantasma ghostly appearing figure; something existing in perception only
• phantasmaa ghostly appearing figure; something existing in perception only
• fantasma ghostly appearing figure; something existing in perception only

• "a shadow over his happiness"

• "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"
• "a tincture of condescension"

Synonyms

• tracea just detectable amount; an indication that something has been present; a suggestion of some quality; a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image ; either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree ; a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle ; follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; make a mark or lines on a surface; to go back over again; pursue or chase relentlessly; discover traces of; make one's course or travel along a path; copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; read with difficulty
• vestigean indication that something has been present
• tincturefill, as with a certain quality; stain or tinge with a slight amount of a color; a substance that colors or dyes ; an indication that something has been present; a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution

• "he felt secure in his father's shadow"

• "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"

Synonyms

• tailgo after with the intent to catch; remove or shorten the tail of an animal ; remove the stalk of fruits or berries ; the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body ; the time of the last part of something; any projection that resembles the tail of an animal ; the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements ; (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head ; the rear part of an aircraft ; the rear part of a ship
• shadowera spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

• "the poor child was his mother's shadow"