to shadow
- verb
- /ˈʃædoʊ/
- The recent scandal overshadowed her achievements in the industry.
do not let your confidence over shadow your competence
- do not let your confidence over shadow your competence
- A victory tends to over shadow how the losses pile up.
- When reality there's so much diversity of personalities that they they far over shadow any possible histories we might have.
- You very seldom ever, ever over shadow the background singings.
- And the only reason he did that is because otherwise the court case was going to over shadow the platinum die.
Examples
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But through his brilliance, energy and immense popularity he will soon over shadow his two colleagues.
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A victory tends to over shadow how the losses pile up.
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And the only reason he did that is because otherwise the court case was going to over shadow the platinum die.
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do not let your confidence over shadow your competence
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I hate that my personal life has begun to over shadow the true issues in the case.
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You know I know that this competition seems like everything but I don't want this audition to over shadow your studies.
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His last performance overshadowed the earlier shows he had put on during the season.
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Don't let your personal issues overshadow your professional goals.
Synonyms
Make a person or thing seem less important
To make someone or something seem less important compared with another
To make someone or something seem not important
To make someone or something seem much smaller by comparison
To make someone or something seem less important by comparison
Be much taller or more impressive so others seem small
To do much better than someone so they seem less good
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A person or thing that is much weaker and less impressive than before
- Informal
Very easily frightened and nervous, often jumping at small noises
To think an appearance or small sign is the real thing
Compounds
- Specialized
Financial companies that lend, borrow, or manage money without normal bank rules
- Literature
A group of senior opposition politicians who would become government ministers if their party won power
How Diminishing
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shadow as a verb also means to make someone seem less important, like a big shadow covering a small light, which is why we use shadow to say one thing reduces another's importance.