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shade

[sheyd] / ʃeɪd /
NOUN
dimness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
shadow
STRONG
adumbration blackness coolness cover darkness dusk gloominess obscurity penumbra screen semidarkness shadiness shadows umbra umbrage
WEAK
obscuration
Antonyms
STRONG
light lightness
WEAK
brightness gap
NOUN
blind, shield
Synonyms
STRONGEST
awning curtain
STRONG
canopy cover covering screen veil
Antonyms
WEAK
brightness gap light
NOUN
color, hue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
stain tinge tint tone
STRONG
brilliance cast saturation
Antonyms
STRONGEST
white
WEAK
brightness gap light
NOUN
slight difference
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hint tinge variation variety
STRONG
amount cast dash degree distinction gradation nuance proposal semblance spice streak suggestion suspicion tincture trace
WEAK
soupçon
Antonyms
STRONG
dullness
WEAK
brightness gap light
NOUN
ghost
Synonyms
STRONGEST
shadow
STRONG
apparition bogey haunt manes phantasm phantom revenant specter spirit umbra wraith
Antonyms
STRONG
being reality
WEAK
brightness gap light
VERB
shut out the light
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blacken conceal darken dim mute obscure shield
STRONG
adumbrate cloud cover deepen eclipse gray hide overshadow protect screen shadow shelter shutter umbrage veil
WEAK
be overcast cast a shadow cloud over cloud up inumbrate tone down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
brighten illuminate lay bare lighten open reveal uncover whiten
STRONG
clear explain lay out

Example Sentences

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CEO Alex Karp pivoted off this idea to cast shade on the emerging AI software ecosystem.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

A tree that offered shade, medicine and survival.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The vivid pink began to fade after four days, becoming a softer pastel shade.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

The alternative, Red Ambience, drenches the car in a fathomless shade of garnet metallic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

The trees were a shade darker than he remembered, and much taller—their trunks stretched like molasses.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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