semblance vs shadow

semblance and shadow both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
semblance	Yes	No	No	No
shadow	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, shadow is a hyponym of semblance; that is, shadow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than semblance:

Other hyponyms of semblance include apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, irradiation, phantom limb.

semblance (noun)	shadow (noun)
picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing	refuge from danger or observation
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading	something existing in perception only
an erroneous mental representation	an indication that something has been present
	a premonition of something adverse
	an unilluminated area
	a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
	an inseparable companion
	a dominating and pervasive presence
	shade within clear boundaries

semblance (verb)	shadow (verb)
	follow, usually without the person's knowledge
	make appear small by comparison
	cast a shadow over