shadowier
Less clearly lit
Shadowier is the comparative form of shadowy—more filled with shadows, darker, or more obscure.
A forest path grows shadowier as the canopy thickens.
Figuratively, something shadowier is more vague, mysterious, or sinister than what it's compared to: The second half of the novel takes a shadowier turn.
More lacking in light
- dimmerLight intensity regulator
- gloomierIncreased in bleakness
- murkierMore obscure, dimmer
- duskierMore dimly lit
obscurer · tenebrous · crepuscular · shaded · unlit · overcast · penumbral · umbral
Kept out of sight
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- obscuredMade hard to perceive
- cloakedConcealed or covered
- shroudedCovered and hidden
masked · camouflaged · covert · secretive · furtive · stealthy · lurking · skulking
Suggesting something bad approaches
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- balefulThreatening harm or misfortune
portentous · dire · unsettling · eerie · creepy · haunting · chilling · disquieting
Puzzling and obscure
- crypticObscure in meaning
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- elusiveHard to find
- ambiguousHaving multiple interpretations
nebulous · vague · indistinct · unclear · unfathomable · puzzling · sphinxlike · arcane
Disreputable or sun-blocked
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- questionableOf uncertain validity
- untrustworthyNot deserving of confidence
- disreputableHaving poor standing
sketchy · fishy · dodgy · murky · suspicious · unseemly · underhanded · shifty
darker
More lacking in light
duskier · obscurer · tenebrous · crepuscular · shaded · unlit · overcast · penumbral · umbral · darkened
hidden
Kept out of sight
shrouded · masked · camouflaged · covert · secretive · furtive · stealthy · lurking · skulking · concealed
ominous
Suggesting something bad approaches
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
baleful · portentous · dire · unsettling · eerie · creepy · haunting · chilling · disquieting · macabre
enigmatic
Puzzling and obscure
- crypticObscure in meaning
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- elusiveHard to find
ambiguous · nebulous · vague · indistinct · unclear · unfathomable · puzzling · sphinxlike · arcane · occult
shady
Disreputable or sun-blocked
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- questionableOf uncertain validity
- untrustworthyNot deserving of confidence
disreputable · sketchy · fishy · dodgy · murky · suspicious · unseemly · underhanded · shifty · slippery