lighten
/ˈlaɪ.tn̩/verb2 syllables
Lighten means: make more cheerful.
Synonyms for lighten5
verb, as in make more cheerful
verb, as in become more cheerful
verb, as in make more cheerful through the use of color
verb, as in become lighter
verb, as in alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
Opposites of lighten
What does lighten mean?6
verb
make more cheerful“the conversation lightened me up a bit”
become more cheerful“after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit”
make more cheerful through the use of color“The paint will brighten the room”
become lighter“The room lightened up”
alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive“relieve the pressure and the stress”
reduce the weight on; make lighter“she lightened the load on the tired donkey”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with lighten?6
Lighten in a sentence
- He needs a few jokes to lighten up his talk.CK
- He sang a song to lighten the atmosphere.cathrynm
- We all need to lighten up a little.CM
- Ziri wanted to lighten up the mood with a few jokes.Amastan
- He made a joke to lighten the mood.Nuel
- Use your sense of humor to lighten the mood.Amastan
- It's good to lighten the workload of others.rul
- He played some music to lighten up the mood.Conjuice
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Forms of lighten
as a verb
- past tense
- lightened
- present participle
- lightening
- third-person singular
- lightens
- past participle
- lightened