Nightmare and Shadow

Nightmare

Nightmare noun - A situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness.

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Shadow and nightmare are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shadow" instead a noun "Nightmare".

Nearby Word: nightmarish

Shadow noun - Partial darkness due to the obstruction of light rays.

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Nightmare and shadow are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nightmare" instead a noun "Shadow".

Nearby Words: shade, shady, shadowy, shadowed, shadowing

full	full nightmare	full shadow
pure	pure nightmare	pure shadow
original	original nightmare	original shadow
single	single nightmare	single shadow
Other adjectives: actual, real, massive, collective, little, dark, permanent, twisted, last, giant, creepy.

Living Shadow: The Shadow and Nightmare virus series, which can only be harmed with swords; Navi Blacks and Navi Shadows in Battle Network 4 are the same.

Source: Video Game / Mega Man Battle Network
Catapult Nightmare: Happens when Lillian's shadow of negative emotions impales her in her dream.

Source: Webcomic / Go Get a Roomie!
Lo Wang, the Shadow Warrior, is everybody's worst nightmare, at least according to himself.

Source: I'm Your Worst Nightmare

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Shadow and Nightmare. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nightmare/shadow

Nightmare & Shadow. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/nightmare/shadow>.

Shadow or Nightmare. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/nightmare/shadow.

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