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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
Words popularity by usage frequency
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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?
Things feel really grim right now, so we printed up the signs to give people something to smile about. People are coming into the church to worship and celebrate, but they're worried about getting sick or making someone else sick. Everyone's wearing masks and giving each other space. It's all stuff we aren't accustomed to at all so this just helps lighten the mood.
We understand these past two academic years have been emotionally and financially difficult on students and their families due to the Covid-19 pandemic. That is why we will continue to do all we can to support their efforts to complete their CAU education, their academic and professional future is important to me and the entire Clark Atlanta University family. We care about students and want to lighten their individual and family's financial load so they can continue their journey in pursuing and attaining their educational and professional goals.
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.
The unrelenting rally in European shares continues, helped by the weak euro and improving economic data. There is no reason right now to lighten up, and I continue to be a buyer.
The average time for the California Supreme Court to decide these death penalty appeal cases is about 15 years, but some cases have lasted 20 to 25 years, other states with the death penalty, like Texas, have an intermediate court of criminal appeals to handle the direct appeals and lighten the caseload for those states' courts of last resort.
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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