SHADOWLIKE Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

shadowlike

adjective

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as in shadowy

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Adjective

But studios cater to vastly different clientele, and some expose a more shadowy underbelly of the neighborhood with reputations of after-hours alcohol sales, smoking indoors and an anything-goes reputation.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Indeed, a consistent theme of Rogers’s campaign has been the implication that El-Sayed is a tool for shadowy forces originating in the East.

— Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of shadowy

Adjective

As light mist obscured the far-off Chicago skyline, only the faint sounds of metal cranes clanging and construction vehicles beeping in the distance broke up the quiet morning at Park 566 in South Shore.

— Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
The brightest planets are 100,000 times fainter than their host stars, meaning spotting them is like observing a firefly hovering around a lighthouse.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of faint

Adjective

However, while return on investment for artificial intelligence remains uncertain, rising depreciation expenses from new data center buildouts present an additional drag on corporate profitability.

— , CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
An uncertain state holiday In early 2025, Assemblymembers Ash Kalra, D-San Jose, and Darshana Patel, D-San Diego, introduced AB 268, also known as the Diwali Holiday Act.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of uncertain

Adjective

Dubai has built more than 557 kilometers of cycle tracks, with a goal of 1,000 kilometers by 2030, and the urban planning department is adding shaded walking routes to make exercise feasible for longer stretches of the year.

— Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Club Kid takes some surprising turns on the way to its delicately shaded ending.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of shaded

Adjective

The speakers sounded fuzzy and indistinct during testing, even at relatively low volumes.

— Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
And then the sun slips above the horizon, and in an instant the shadows turn from indistinct gray blurs to sharp black lines.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of indistinct

Adjective

Because the album is rich with melody—because the compositions snake so readily from note to note, compared to Malone’s previous works—inklings of narrative start to seep from the foggy passages.

— Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
They were enclosed a couple years later, due to the area’s foggy weather.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026

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