White paint will brighten the room.
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Brighten
/ˈbɹaɪtən/
Synonyms for "brighten" (144 found)
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Closest matches (29)
Strong matches (43)
Adjective(4 words)
encourageenlightenenlivenexhilarateflood with lightfloodlightgildgild the lilygive a liftgladdengrow brightgrow lightheartenhighlightillumeilluminateillumineinspireinspiritinvigorate
Related words (72)
Verb(19 words)
Noun(28 words)
Adjective(3 words)
Related word relations
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7 entriesCollocations
5 entriesbrighten someone\'s daybrighten the moodbrighten the roombrighten things upbrighten up
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesTranslations
7 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- прояснявам се verb (become brighter in color)
German
1 entries- sich aufhellen verb (become brighter in color)
Korean
1 entries- 밝아지다 verb (become brighter in color)
Latin
1 entries- candēscō verb (become brighter in color)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- آیدینلنمق verb (become brighter in color)
Portuguese
1 entries- clarear verb (become brighter in color)
Swedish
1 entries- ljusna verb (become brighter in color)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
The flowers will brighten up the table.
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I thought that would brighten up your day.
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The stars brighten the shadows.
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