SHADOWING Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

shadowing 1 of 2

noun

as in pursuit

the act of going after or in the tracks of another the submarine's relentless shadowing of the destroyer

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shadowing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of shadow

as in chasing

to go after or on the track of shadowing the suspect to see what he was up to

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as in obscuring

to make dark, dim, or indistinct thickening clouds shadowed the countryside

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as in shading

to shelter (something) from light and heat a pathway shadowed by a canopy of arching branches

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Recent Examples of shadowing

Noun

Every new hiring manager goes through mandatory shadowing to learn interviewing, selling the company and role, critically evaluating candidates and giving rejections. — Forbes Business Council, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Students are able to participate in industry field trips, job shadowing, career mentoring, mock interviewing, and potential internship or externship opportunities. — Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2026 That gradually began to change over a few hours of Colquitt’s patient mending, shadowing, blushing, and eyelash-affixing. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 Students interested in medicine often write predictable essays about hospital shadowing. — Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 That shift is evident across the board, from espresso and chocolate-toned brunettes to creamier, buttery blondes with soft shadowing, and reds that lean into gentle auburns with warm golden reflection. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 24 May 2026 The algorithms, Zhu explained, filter out unwanted noise such as moonlight reflections, auroral light, the shadowing by clouds and vegetation, and even differences caused by the viewing angle of the satellite during different passes. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026 Ryswyk also praised the relationships McCaulsky has built with automotive industry partners for students to do job shadowing, work part-time while in school or find full-time careers after graduation. — Morgan Matzen, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 24 Feb. 2026 The rest of Robbie’s makeup was light and even-toned, comprised of subtle shadowing under her eyes and blushed lips. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 29 Jan. 2026

Verb

Schwartz spent several months shadowing these doulas and exploring their work. — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026 Tokenized stocks aren't just shadowing the underlying assets. — Malana Vantyler, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Spend a full day shadowing a peer in another function without trying to contribute or solve anything. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 These not-so-genial genitors are hounding hiring managers, shadowing their kid’s Zoom calls off-camera, and even applying for jobs on their behalf, per the paper’s reporting, leaving their employers flabbergasted. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026 Over the past several months, Ternus has been shadowing Cook and helping lead executive meetings. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026 In college, shadowing a labor and delivery nurse and witnessing my first birth only deepened this passion. — Mara Evans, STAT, 27 July 2026 Once their ships turned away, the tension dramatically decreased, though hours later China Coast Guard ships could be seen in the distance still shadowing the Philippine vessels. — Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 The staff currently stands at 35, the department said in a statement Tuesday, noting that another 14 people are in a months-long process of orientation, training and shadowing veteran inspectors. — Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadowing

Noun

In a great dramatic irony, his artistic pursuits, far away from the regimented goal of militaristic stoicism, lead to his initial tryout.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
But the same steadfast pursuit that’s placed the attorney at the center of nearly every call for racial justice in the past decade has earned Crump more than a few detractors.

— Ryan Young, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of pursuit

Verb

Rather than chasing virality and social media hits, Obeid advises restaurants to focus deeper on creating businesses that fulfill a need for the community around them.

— Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026
For small business owners, partnering with mid-tier creators is likely a better bet than chasing celebrity endorsements.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of chasing

Verb

Forward vision is excellent because there’s no roof, A-pillars, or much of anything obscuring your view (the only model above the Signature Edition, called the Grand Touring, does include a roof of sorts).

— William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The glass is reeded and translucent, obscuring the line cooks behind it.

— Alexis Benveniste, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of obscuring

Verb

The city’s authorities will prioritize protecting and improving parks, advertising public cool spaces during hot weather and expanding access to public toilets and water, as well as adding shading to public spaces.

— Olivia Rudgard, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Brimming with magic and unabashed theater-kid energy, Chu’s film respects the source material while giving it room to breathe in a new medium, shading in key parts of the story without making huge alterations.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The new feature joins other functions available through teen accounts, including trip tracking, PIN verification and audio recording, according to Uber.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
Within that, the specific element of the tracking data which makes batting so tough is the inconsistency of bounce, with a large number of deliveries either spitting (bouncing excessively) or scooting (bouncing far less than anticipated).

— Ben Jones Aug. 26, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of tracking

Verb

The firm is currently pursuing technology evaluations, supply agreements, and corporate partnerships to expand production.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Bonta added that the state is in communication with Snap, and is pursuing conversations with TikTok, with hopes that YouTube will also come to the table.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of pursuing

Verb

The title references Black Like Me, white journalist John Howard Griffin’s 1961 nonfiction book about darkening his skin to pass for Black in the Jim Crow South.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
During a total eclipse, the moon completely covers the face of the sun, darkening the sky and revealing just the sun’s outer atmosphere called the corona.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 12 Aug. 2026

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Verb

This is more than a sophisticated arms race aimed at repelling threats and protecting borders.

— Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Con, where the company is to demonstrate how its offerings are protecting businesses from agents going rogue, like the situation where an OpenAI model hacked into a company looking for answers on how to solve a problem in the test environment.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

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