Brightening synonyms and antonyms
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To lessen the severity or oppressiveness of:
To make glad:
To encourage with cheers:
In a clear manner; so as to be clear
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To radiate health or high spirits
(Dated) To use or employ to good purpose; to turn to profitable account.
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To emit light.
To join in an effort for a common cause:
To improve or refine (someone or someone's manners, appearance, etc.) as by removing crudeness or vulgarity
In a light manner; lightly.
To shed light on; illuminate.
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To instill courage or life into.
(Intransitive) to be exposed to light
To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to.
(Now Rare) To brighten by rubbing or scouring; polish; burnish
To make more lively, cheerful or interesting.
To burnish is to polish or shine something by rubbing.
To stimulate to action or creative effort; inspire
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shading (antonym)
To provide with a shade
deepening (antonym)
(Intransitive) To become deeper
fading (antonym)
(Sports) To swerve from a straight course, especially in the direction of a slice.
depressing (antonym)
To lessen the activity or force of something; weaken.
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encouraging (related)
Encourage is defined as to give someone hope, confidence or support.
Find another word for brightening. In this page you can discover 29 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for brightening, like: lightening, gladdening, cheering, clearing, kindling, glowing, improving, shining, rallying, polishing and lighting.
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