Lighten

/ˈlaɪ.tn̩/

Synonyms for "lighten" (147 found)

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Closest matches (30)

Verb(6 words)

brighten alleviates bleached brightensbuoy upcheer

abate aid allay alleviate ameliorate assortment assuage attemper attenuatebank the firebe lightbeacon bleach blunt break brightenbrighten upchastencheer up

Adjective(2 words)

aflaxenbrighter color

Noun(3 words)

bleaches blonds brightening

Strong matches (44)

comfort constrain control damp dampen dawnde emphasizede-emphasize deaden decrease dilute diminish disburden disembarrass disencumber downplay dull ease enlighten extenuate

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flood with lightfloodlight gladdengrow brightgrow lighthave little weighthighlight illume illuminate illumine irradiatekeep within boundskick the beamlay lenify lessen

Noun(3 words)

dawn lightdilute colorleavening

Verb(5 words)

decolor ease etiolated illuminate lessen

Related words (73)

lightlight upluminatemake lightmake lightermitigate moderate modulate mollify obtund off-load overshine palliateplay downreducereduce the temperaturereduce weightrelieve relume relumine

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restrainset at easeshed light uponshineshine uponslackenslow downsmile smother sobersober downsoften spotlight stifle subdue suppress sweetentake the edge offtame temper thinthrow light upontone downtune downunballast unburden underplay unfreight unlade unload weakenweigh lightlywhile whiten

Verb(8 words)

lighten uplightened reduce relieve unweigh whiten whitened whitens

Noun(8 words)

lightening pales paling scherzi unburdening white whitening whites

Adjective(3 words)

palepale tintundimmed

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

11 entries

alterbrightness adjustmentchange cheercheer upchirk updisburden mitigate modifymood changeunburden

More specific

6 entries

bleach bleaching cheer levityload reliefweight reduction

Collocations

6 entries

lighten colorlighten the atmospherelighten the loadlighten the moodlighten uplightening the mood

Inflections

3 entries

lightened lightening lightens

Derivations

3 entries

lightened lightening lightly

Antonyms

2 entries

darkenweigh down

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

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He needs a few jokes to lighten up his talk.

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It was just a joke. Lighten up!

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For God's sake Bob, lighten up.

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Lighten up.

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