Synonyms of shadow

1. shadow, shade, shadiness, shadowiness: usage: shade within clear boundaries
2. darkness, dark, shadow, scene: usage: an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness"
3. apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow, illusion, semblance: usage: something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
4. shadow, foreboding, premonition, presentiment, boding: usage: a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness"
5. trace, vestige, tincture, shadow, indication, indicant: usage: an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
6. shadow, recourse, refuge, resort: usage: refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow"
7. shadow, presence: usage: a dominating and pervasive presence; "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"
8. tail, shadow, shadower, follower, spy: usage: a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
9. shadow, follower: usage: an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow"

1. shadow, follow: usage: follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police are shadowing her"
2. shadow, shade, shade off, darken: usage: cast a shadow over
3. shadow, overshadow, dwarf, dominate, command, overlook, overtop: usage: make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"