1. Shade within clear boundaries
   "The tree cast a long shadow across the lawn"
    
2. An unilluminated area
   "he moved off into the shadow";
   - darkness, dark
    
3. An inseparable companion
   "the poor child was his mother's shadow"
    
4. A spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
   "The private investigator worked as a shadow, tracking the suspect's daily routine";
   - tail, shadower
    
5. A dominating and pervasive presence
   "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"
    
6. Something existing in perception only
   "a ghostly shadow at midnight";
   - apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm
    
7. A premonition of something adverse
   "a shadow over his happiness"
    
8. An indication that something has been present
   "there wasn't a shadow of evidence for the claim";
   - trace, vestige, tincture
    
9. Refuge from danger or observation
   "he felt secure in his father's shadow"

1. Follow and observe closely, especially to learn or monitor
   "The police are shadowing her"
    
2. Cast a shadow over
   "The tall trees shadowed off the garden";
   - shade
    
3. Make appear small by comparison
   "This year's debt shadows that of last year";
   - overshadow, dwarf
    
4. Follow someone closely and secretly, especially to monitor their movements or activities
   "The undercover officer shadowd the suspect through the city";
   - tail

Derived forms: shadowed, shadows, shadowing

Type of: boding, command, darken, dominate, follow, follower, foreboding, illusion, indicant, indication, overlook, overtop, premonition, presence, presentiment, recourse, refuge, resort, scene, semblance, shade, shadiness, shadowiness, spy

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