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shadowy

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of shadowy

1 not seen or understood clearly

  • the shadowy area between tough interrogation and torture
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

hieroglyphic (also hieroglyphical), incomprehensible, indecipherable, indiscernible, inexplicable, mysterious, obfuscatory, 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, umbrageous
Words Related to shadowy

canopied, covered, sheltered

cloudy

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

lustrous
Antonyms of shadowy

exposed, shadeless, sunny

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