shade - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view

Synonyms

• lamp shade
• lampshade
• shade

More generic

• protection
• protective cover
• protective covering

Related

• lamp

Noun

protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight

Synonyms

• shade

More generic

• protection
• protective cover
• protective covering

More specific

• parasol
• sun visor
• sunshade

Noun

a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)

Synonyms

• shade

More generic

• representation

Noun

a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

Synonyms

• shade
• tincture
• tint
• tone

More generic

• color
• coloring
• colour
• colouring

More specific

• mellowness
• richness
• tinge
• undertone

Noun

a mental representation of some haunting experience

Synonyms

• ghost
• shade
• specter
• spectre
• spook
• wraith

More generic

• apparition
• fantasm
• phantasm
• phantasma
• phantom
• shadow

Noun

a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

Synonyms

• nicety
• nuance
• refinement
• shade
• subtlety

More generic

• import
• meaning
• significance
• signification

Noun

a slight amount or degree of difference

Synonyms

• shade
• tad

More generic

• small indefinite amount
• small indefinite quantity

Noun

a position of relative inferiority

Synonyms

• shade

More generic

• inferiority
• lower rank
• lower status

Noun

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

Synonyms

• shade
• shadiness
• shadowiness

More generic

• semidarkness

More specific

• shadow

Verb

pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree

Synonyms

• shade

More generic

• change

Related

• shade

Verb

vary slightly

Synonyms

• shade

More generic

• alter
• change
• modify

Related

• shade

Verb

protect from light, heat, or view

Synonyms

• shade

More generic

• block out
• screen

Verb

represent the effect of shade or shadow on

Synonyms

• fill in
• shade

More generic

• draw
• paint

More specific

• crosshatch

Verb

cast a shadow over

Synonyms

• shade
• shade off
• shadow

More generic

• darken

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