Brightening

Synonyms for "brightening" (44 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (9)

aurorabreak of day
Noun(7 words)
brightenbrightening treatmentbrightness enhancementbrightness increasecheercheerfulness increaseclearer

Strong matches (13)

Noun(7 words)
contrast enhancementelateflaringflux increaseilluminateilluminationillumination increase
Verb(1 words)

Related words (22)

Noun(17 words)
illuminingincreased vividnessincreasing brightnesslightenlighteningluminance increaseluminosity increasemood elevationmood upliftmore legiblemore luminousmore vividoptical brighteningshinningupliftwaxingwhitening

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

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More general

19 entries
actionaffective stateastronomical phenomenonbrightnesschangechange of statechemical treatmentemotional shiftemotional statefinishingilluminationluminosityluminosity changeoptical phenomenonperceptual clarityperceptual quality

Showing 16 of 19 words.

More specific

22 entries
bleachingbrightness enhancementcolor vividnesscontrast enhancementemotional upliftflareglareglowhopefulnessillumination increaseluminance increaselustermirthmood elevationnova outburstoptical brightening

Showing 16 of 22 words.

Collocations

12 entries
brightening agentbrightening effectbrightening phasebrightening processbrightening ratebrightening skybrightening trendimage brighteningmood brighteningoptical brightening agentseasonal brighteningvisual brightening

Inflections

5 entries
brightenedbrighteningsbrightensmore brighteningmost brightening

Derivations

6 entries

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Brightening teeth is a multimillion- or multibillion-dollar industry.

Source: tatoeba (779150)

Brightening your monitor should only require one button.

Source: tatoeba (779151)

Brightening the display on most cell phones reduces their battery life significantly.

Source: tatoeba (779152)

Kathy set about brightening her coworkers' day with fresh muffins when her demoniac alter ago, High Priestess Lilith, convinced her to poison them.

Source: tatoeba (779153)

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