as in pursuit
the act of going after or in the tracks of another
the submarine's relentless shadowing of the destroyer
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
1
as in chasing
to go after or on the track of
shadowing the suspect to see what he was up to
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in obscuring
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
thickening clouds shadowed the countryside
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in shading
to shelter (something) from light and heat
a pathway shadowed by a canopy of arching branches
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadowing
Noun
-
Smith, who ran her own pet grooming business, devoted herself entirely to Piper’s pageant pursuits.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025 -
The mind subconsciously shifts from pursuit to prevention.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
Smothered in clouds, this House of the Dragon valley provides perfect, obscuring aerial cover for anyone who might happen to be wandering around in the wilderness and stumbles into a dragon that went rogue decades ago.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
30 Dec. 2024
-
However, the relentless pursuit of RTO may be a costly distraction, obscuring deeper issues such as workforce reductions and the evolving nature of work, particularly with the rise of artificial intelligence, that are hindering corporate performance.—
Timothy Papandreou,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
In 2015, participating zoos began releasing the snails back into the forests of French Polynesia, marked with an animal-safe UV paint for tracking purposes, according to the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
-
The former leader slips to No. 2 following a 7% decline in plays for the tracking week.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
Nebraska is all in on pursuing Millard South tight end Isaac Jensen.—
Mitch Sherman,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
-
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic listed eight teams pursuing Santana and the Twins weren’t one of them, which isn’t shocking.—
Aaron Gleeman,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
Verb
-
The flowers and the ferns put themselves to bed, shedding petals, drying and darkening, folding up.—
Richard Brookhiser,
National Review,
19 Dec. 2024
-
The weather is darkening, the leaves are falling and the zombies are nearing your doorstep.—
Annalise Frank,
Axios,
21 Oct. 2024
Verb
-
This process must ensure that risk management is aligned with current regulations, established company policies and industry best practices, thereby protecting security, privacy and corporate integrity.—
Susana Sierra,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
-
But the brains of the hybrid mice developed fewer of these tangles and plaques, as if the sleep mutations were protecting the animals.—
Marla Broadfoot,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
This typically includes: Electrocardiogram (ECG): an electrical tracing of the heart which may show dangerous heart rhythms or inherited electrical conditions like Long QT Syndrome, Brugada Syndrome or Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
-
In this two-dimensional tracing of the data [above], the surface of the ice and shape of the bedrock are clearly visible.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Aug. 2023
Noun
-
That includes decommissioning many miles of logging roads, removing mine tailings and sowing tens of thousands of native plants.—
Alyssa Kreikemeier,
The Conversation,
28 Mar. 2025
-
Maybe that could help clean up the hills of uranium-laden tailings from the mines, or deliver higher-paying jobs.—
Oleksandra Mykolyshyn,
New York Times,
1 Mar. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Shadowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadowing. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share