Brighten Synonyms and Antonyms

brītn
To become brighter
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. clear
  2. clear up
  3. lighten
  4. grow calm
  5. improve
  6. grow sunny
  7. become gentle
  8. glow
  9. kindle
  10. light-up
Antonyms:
  1. shade
  2. grow dull
  3. darken
To make brighter
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. lighten
  2. intensify
  3. burnish
  4. polish
  5. shine
  6. liven
  7. animate
  8. cheer
  9. clear
  10. enliven
  11. lighten-up
  12. furbish
  13. gild
  14. illuminate
  15. inspirit
  16. irradiate
  17. lift
  18. light
  19. luminate
  20. rally
  21. relumine
Antonyms:
  1. darken
  2. dull
  3. fade
  4. deepen
  5. overcast
To make more cheerful
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. cheer
  2. animate
  3. gladden
  4. enliven
  5. perk up
  6. light
Antonyms:
  1. depress
  2. upset

Words Related to Brighten

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. encourage
  2. happy
  3. freshen
  4. brighten-up

Brighten Sentence Examples

  • Just a touch, a smile from you can do so much to brighten my every day.

  • If you do come, you will want to ask the kind people of Boston to help brighten Tommy's whole life.

  • If you use the right colors, and brighten the walls with a few large pictures, or some mirrors, it wouldn't be so dark.

  • So our prospects brighten on the influx of better thoughts.

  • While the theft of the bone cast a pall on the upcoming activity, the anticipation of an outing in the mountains helped brighten their mood.

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