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Synonyms for lighten
ˈlaɪt nlight·en
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
lighten
Etymologically, to alleviate is to lift a burden toward oneself, and so lighten it for the bearer; to relieve is to lift it back from the bearer, nearly or quite away; to remove is to take it away altogether. Alleviate is thus less than relieve; relieve, ordinarily, less than remove. We alleviate, relieve or remove the trouble; we relieve, not alleviate, the sufferer. Assuage is, by derivation, to sweeten; mitigate, to make mild; moderate, to bring within measure; abate, to beat down, and so make less. We abate a fever; lessen anxiety; moderate passions or desires; lighten burdens; mitigate or alleviate pain; reduce inflammation; soften, assuage, or moderate grief; we lighten or mitigate punishments; we relieve any suffering of body or mind that admits of help, comfort, or remedy. Alleviate has been often confused with allay. Compare ALLAY.
Synonyms:
abate, alleviate, assuage, lessen, mitigate, moderate, reduce, relieve, remove, softenAntonyms:
aggravate, augment, embitter, enhance, heighten, increase, intensify, magnify, make worse
Princeton's WordNet
lighten, lighten up, buoy upverb
make more cheerful
"the conversation lightened me up a bit"
Synonyms:
relieve, buoy up, lighten up, brighten, buoyAntonyms:
weigh on, darken, weigh downlightenverb
reduce the weight on; make lighter
"she lightened the load on the tired donkey"
Synonyms:
relieve, buoy up, lighten up, brightenAntonyms:
darken, weigh on, weigh downlighten, lighten up, buoy upverb
become more cheerful
"after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"
Synonyms:
relieve, buoy up, lighten up, brighten, buoyAntonyms:
weigh on, darken, weigh downbrighten, lighten up, lightenverb
make lighter or brighter
"The paint will brighten the room"
Synonyms:
clear up, buoy up, light up, lighten up, brighten, relieve, clearAntonyms:
darken, weigh down, weigh onlighten, lighten upverb
become lighter
"The room lightened up"
Synonyms:
relieve, buoy up, lighten up, brightenAntonyms:
darken, weigh on, weigh downrelieve, lightenverb
alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
"relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"
Synonyms:
exempt, lighten up, relieve, unbosom, buoy up, allay, excuse, free, ease, let off, salvage, brighten, assuage, alleviate, salve, remedy, take over, still, palliate, saveAntonyms:
weigh down, weigh on, darken
Editors Contribution
alleviate
etymologically, to alleviate is to lift a burden toward oneself, and so lighten it for the bearer; to relieve is to lift it back from the bearer, nearly or quite away; to remove is to take it away altogether. alleviate is thus less than relieve; relieve, ordinarily, less than remove. we alleviate, relieve or remove the trouble; we relieve, not alleviate, the sufferer. assuage is, by derivation, to sweeten; mitigate, to make mild; moderate, to bring within measure; abate, to beat down, and so make less. we abate a fever; lessen anxiety; moderate passions or desires; lighten burdens; mitigate or alleviate pain; reduce inflammation;[34] soften, a ssuage, or moderate grief; we lighten or mitigate punishments; we relieve any suffering of body or mind that admits of help, comfort, or remedy. alleviate has been often confused with allay. compare allay.
Submitted by santoshk.61727 on June 10, 2023
Dictionary of English Synonymes
lightenverb
Synonyms:
flash [said of lightning]lightenverb
Synonyms:
[Colloquial.] grow lighter, clear offlightenverb
Synonyms:
illuminate, irradiate, illume, lightlightenverb
Synonyms:
ease, make lighter, make easier
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#42 | free | |
#390 | still | |
#400 | save | |
#907 | clear | |
#1651 | remove | |
#2036 | reduce | |
#4819 | ease | |
#5420 | moderate | |
#7347 | exempt | |
#8193 | remedy | |
#8557 | excuse | |
#13778 | relieve | |
#14937 | salvage | |
#18285 | mitigate | |
#19755 | alleviate | |
#25048 | lessen | |
#26653 | buoy | |
#28198 | brighten | |
#30385 | soften | |
#31814 | lighten | |
#40873 | abate | |
#43422 | salve | |
#66494 | allay | |
#89527 | assuage | |
#241864 | palliate |
How to use lighten in a sentence?
Just being happy helps other souls along Their burdens may be heavy and they not strong And your own sky will lighten, If other skies you brighten, by just being happy with a heart full of song.
In peak hour you’re having to stop at traffic lights and wait two cycles for it to turn green, this idea is not going to have much impact if so much traffic is going bumper-to-bumper, but as traffic lights lighten up, people will have a much smoother journey.
Over-seriousness is a warning sign for mediocrity and bureaucratic thinking. People who are seriously committed to mastery and high performance are secure enough to lighten up.
This idea is not going to have much impact if so much traffic is going bumper-to-bumper, but as traffic lights lighten up, people will have a much smoother journey.
Our internal light has the power to lighten up this whole world.
Translations for lighten
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- alleugerir, alleujarCatalan, Valencian
- erleichternGerman
- aliviar, aclarar, aligerarSpanish
- valaista, kevetä, kirkastaa, valaistua, keventää, kirkastua, keventyäFinnish
- allégerFrench
- alixeirarGalician
- lumar, klarigar, klareskar, gayeskar, lumizar, alejar, lejerigar, lejereskar, gayigarIdo
- alleggerireItalian
- 덜어주다Korean
- whakamāmāMāori
- verlichtenDutch
- aligeirar, aliviarPortuguese
- светле́ть, смягча́ть, облегча́ть, обле́гчить, смягчи́ть, осветли́ть, осветля́ть, посветле́тьRussian
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