shade off

1. 1.

   cast a shadow over

   Synonymsshadowshade

   Broaderdarken

Questions about shade off

What does shade off mean?

shade off means "cast a shadow over".

What is another word for shade off?

Close synonyms include shadow, shade. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is shade off a common word?

shade off is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.