Synonyms of shadowing

shadowing 1 of 2

noun

as in pursuit

the act of going after or in the tracks of another

the submarine's relentless shadowing of the destroyer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pursuit
• tracking
• tracing
• tailing
• trailing
• chasing
• search
• tagging
• pursuing
• chase
• following
• dogging
• hounding
• hot pursuit
• track
• trail
• path
• seeking
• tagging along

shadowing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of shadow

1

as in chasing

to go after or on the track of

shadowing the suspect to see what he was up to

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chasing
• tracking
• pursuing
• escorting
• following
• tracing
• tailing
• trailing
• accompanying
• tagging
• dogging
• hounding
• watching
• running after
• coursing
• bird-dogging
• running
• hunting
• observing
• seeking
• chaperoning
• eying
• eyeing
• searching (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leading
• guiding
• piloting
• heading

2

as in obscuring

to make dark, dim, or indistinct

thickening clouds shadowed the countryside

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obscuring
• darkening
• blurring
• blackening
• overshadowing
• dimming
• clouding
• shrouding
• overcasting
• hazing
• shading
• misting
• fogging
• concealing
• beclouding
• hiding
• dislimning
• covering
• overclouding
• masking
• bedimming
• blearing
• obliterating
• eclipsing
• fuzzing (up)
• befogging
• adumbrating
• camouflaging
• screening
• blotting out
• cloaking
• disguising
• veiling
• curtaining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• illuminating
• brightening
• lightening
• lighting (up)
• exposing
• revealing
• uncovering
• illumining
• unveiling

3

as in shading

to shelter (something) from light and heat

a pathway shadowed by a canopy of arching branches

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shading
• protecting
• covering
• overshadowing
• dimming
• darkening
• clouding
• overcasting
• dulling
• screening
• canopying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lighting
• illuminating
• exposing
• lightening