shroudlike
Resembling burial cloth
Shroudlike describes something resembling a shroud—the cloth used to wrap a corpse for burial.
The word suggests something that covers, conceals, or envelops with an ominous or deathly quality: shroudlike mist, shroudlike silence.
It carries connotations of darkness, mystery, or mortality.
Concealed or obscured
- obscuringMaking less visible
- envelopingSurrounding on all sides
- cloakingAct of hiding something
- coveringLayer that shields or hides
swathing · wrapping · draping · enfolding · mantling · blanketing · masking · hidden
Placing deceased underground
- mourningPeriod following loss
- casketBurial container
- pallbearerFuneral coffin transporter
- intermentPutting a body underground
wake · winding sheet · death mask · coffin · hearse · graveclothes · pall · funeral
Low-lying cloud cover
- mistFine airborne moisture
- hazeMurky atmospheric suspension
- cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
- pallGrow tiresome or dull
murk · gloom · dimness · twilight · overcast · smog · darkness · shadow
Visible supernatural manifestation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
spectral · gossamer · wispy · insubstantial · diaphanous · translucent · vaporous · filmy
veiled
Concealed or obscured
- obscuringMaking less visible
- envelopingSurrounding on all sides
- cloakingAct of hiding something
covering · swathing · wrapping · draping · enfolding · mantling · blanketing · masking · hidden · obscured
burial
Placing deceased underground
- mourningPeriod following loss
- casketBurial container
- pallbearerFuneral coffin transporter
interment · wake · winding sheet · death mask · coffin · hearse · graveclothes · pall · funeral · cremation
fog
Low-lying cloud cover
pall · murk · gloom · dimness · twilight · overcast · smog · darkness · shadow · dusk
apparition
Visible supernatural manifestation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
ethereal · spectral · gossamer · wispy · insubstantial · diaphanous · translucent · vaporous · filmy · shadowy
shroudlikerevealing
Making known what's hidden
exposing · transparent · see-through · diaphanous · sheer
shroudlikelifelike
Resembling the real thing
vibrant · vivid · lively · festive · celebratory
shroudlikeform-fitting
Closely following body contours
tailored · structured · fitted · sculpted · sleek
shroud, shrouded, enshroud, shrouds, shrouding, enshrouded, unshrouded, unshrouding, enshrouding