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shadowed

[shad-ohd] / ˈʃæd oʊd /
ADJECTIVE
shaded
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dusky leafy screened sheltered
STRONG
cool dim
WEAK
adumbral bosky cloudy indistinct out of the sun shadowy umbrageous umbrous under a cloud vague
ADJECTIVE
shady
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cloudy leafy shaded shadowy
WEAK
adumbral bosky chiaroscuro cool dim dusky indistinct out of the sun screened sheltered umbrageous umbrous under a cloud vague
Antonyms
STRONGEST
clear
WEAK
aboveboard bright honorable light open reputable respectable
ADJECTIVE
umbrageous
Synonyms
WEAK
adumbral bosky cloudy cool covered dark dim dusky indistinct leafy out of the sun screened shaded shadowy shady sheltered umbrous

Example Sentences

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In horror, more is more — more gore, more jump scares, more shadowed silhouettes; all in service of scaring the viewer.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

It has been shadowed by a legal dispute with the developer Michael Shvo, who attracted the club to its new premises.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

The most abundant resources, in the form of water ice in permanently shadowed craters, are near the lunar south pole.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

This week Elon Musk suggested on X that quantum computing would run best on the "permanently shadowed craters of the moon".

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

A shadowed figure reaches for a paper on the porch but then stops and straightens without retrieving it.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson