1. shadowed, shadowy, shady, umbrageous

filled with shade

Example Sentences:
'the shady side of the street'
'the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed'
'we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove'
'cool umbrageous woodlands'

Synonyms

• shadowed
• shady
• umbrageous

2. dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy

lacking clarity or distinctness

Example Sentences:
'a dim figure in the distance'
'only a faint recollection'
'shadowy figures in the gloom'
'saw a vague outline of a building through the fog'
'a few wispy memories of childhood'

Synonyms

• dim
• faint
• vague
• wispy

3. shadowy, wraithlike

lacking in substance

Example Sentences:
'strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds'
'dim shadowy forms'
'a wraithlike column of smoke'

Synonyms

• wraithlike

Similar Words

• insubstantial
• unreal
• unsubstantial