Synonyms

shadowed

American

[shad-ohd] / ˈʃæd oʊd /

adjective

Printing.

noting or pertaining to an ornamented type in which the embellishment is outside the character, especially one in which a black line at one side and at the top or bottom gives the effect of a cast shadow.

Other Word Forms

self-shadowed adjective

Etymology

Origin of shadowed

1350–1400 in general sense; Middle English; shadow, -ed ²

Example Sentences

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But whatever controversies shadowed him, Acuña never backed down from what he wrote and spoke about, whether in the classroom or at protests.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

In horror, more is more — more gore, more jump scares, more shadowed silhouettes; all in service of scaring the viewer.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

It has been shadowed by a legal dispute with the developer Michael Shvo, who attracted the club to its new premises.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

A tanker shadowed the Russian Kilo-class submarine Krasnodar as it sailed on the surface from the North Sea, through the Strait of Dover and into the English Channel, it said.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

A strange energy shadowed the corners of the room; the air seemed to circle on itself, confined by the narrow walls.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

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