Lightens Synonyms and Antonyms

Make lighter or brighter
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. lights
  2. changes
  3. brightens
  4. shifts
  5. eradicates
  6. upraises
  7. illumines
  8. facilitates
  9. reduces
  10. removes
  11. alleviates
  12. illuminates
  13. mitigates
  14. uplifts
  15. disburdens
  16. illumes
  17. unburdens
Antonyms:
  1. dims
  2. overloads
  3. blackens
  4. burdens
  5. darkens
  6. dulls
  7. loads
To become brighter or fairer
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. clears
  2. brightens
To lessen the severity or oppressiveness of:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. relieves

Lightens Sentence Examples

  • Being able to talk to other polio survivors is the best medicine I have found for PPS, it really lightens the load.

  • In the Johannine writings he is the Son of God - the Logos who in the beginning was with God - of whom are all things - who lightens every man - and who was incarnate in Jesus.

  • For many purposes it is immaterial whether the image is inverted or upright; but in some cases an upright image lightens the work, or may be indispensable.

  • Discharge lightens during this time while the bitch ovulates.

  • Dark hair goes through a series of stages before it lightens.

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