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shadowy

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of shadowy

1 not seen or understood clearly

He had only a shadowy idea of what they wanted him to do.

Synonyms of shadowy

blear, bleary, blurry, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, gauzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, indistinguishable, misty, murky, nebulous, obscure, opaque, pale, unclear, undefined, undetermined, vague

Words Related to shadowy

dark, dusky, gloomy

impalpable, inappreciable, intangible, invisible

incomprehensible, indecipherable, indiscernible, inexplicable, mysterious, puzzling

Near Antonyms of shadowy

bright, distinct, evident, obvious, plain

certain, firm, strong, sure

Antonyms of shadowy

clear, definite, pellucid

2 protected from the sun's rays

a shadowy lane that is a mosaic of colors during the autumn foliage season

Synonyms of shadowy

shaded, shadowed, shady

Words Related to shadowy

canopied, covered, sheltered

dark, darkened, darkish, darkling, darksome, dim, dimmed, dusky, gloomy, inky, moonless, murky, obscure, obscured, penumbral, pitch-black, pitch-dark, somber (or sombre), sunless

Near Antonyms of shadowy

bedazzling, bright, brightened, brilliant, dazzling, effulgent, illuminated, illumined, incandescent, light, lit (or lighted), lucent, lucid, luminary, luminous

beaming, lambent, radiant, shining

Antonyms of shadowy

exposed, shadeless, sunny

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