What is another word for lighten?
1001 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ lˈa͡ɪtən], [ lˈaɪtən], [ l_ˈaɪ_t_ə_n]
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Similar words for lighten:
- unburden (adjective)
- buoy up (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- aid (verb)
- allay (verb)
- alleviate (verb)
- ameliorate (verb)
- amuse (verb)
- bleach (verb)
- break (verb)
- cheer (verb)
- clear (verb)
- dawn (verb)
- decrease (verb)
- diminish (verb)
- disburden (verb)
- disembarrass (verb)
- disencumber (verb)
- ease (verb)
- emotion (verb)
- illume (verb)
- illuminate (verb)
- intensify (verb)
- leaven (verb)
- lessen (verb)
- light (verb)
- lighten (verb)
- make more forceful, severe (verb)
- mollify (verb)
- palliate (verb)
- peter (verb)
- quiet (verb)
- relieve (verb)
- soften (verb)
- soothe (verb)
- unblock (verb)
- unlade (verb)
- unload (verb)
- untighten (verb)
- whiten (verb)
- other synonyms
- aid
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- blanch
- bleach
- brighten
- decrease
- disburden
- illume
- intensify
- leaven
- lessen
- light
- other relevant words
- peter
- relieve
- rid
- soothe
- whiten
Synonyms for Lighten:
adj.
• unburden (adjective)n.
• buoy up (noun) • Other relevant words: (noun)v.
• aid (verb)- lighten,
- befriend,
- abet,
- favor,
- promote,
- go with,
- stick up for,
- benefact,
- straighten out,
- lend a hand,
- serve,
- go to bat for,
- bail out,
- assist,
- sustain,
- subsidize,
- open doors for.
- divert,
- delight,
- charm,
- enthrall,
- beguile,
- refresh,
- relax,
- stimulate,
- please,
- entertain,
- amuse,
- distract.
- achromatize,
- blanch,
- wash out,
- decolor,
- decolorize,
- etiolate,
- make pale,
- peroxide,
- blench,
- grow pale.
- re-fines,
- dis engaging,
- un-loose,
- un-pack,
- dis-entangling,
- un-packing,
- un loosed,
- un-tying,
- dis-entangles,
- un tied,
- un burdened,
- dis engaged,
- un clog,
- burning off,
- un-tied,
- un-packed,
- dis entangles,
- un clogs,
- un-clog,
- dis-engage,
- dis entangling,
- dis-engaged,
- un packing,
- re-fine,
- un-clogged,
- un packed,
- un-clogging,
- dis-entangled,
- un-loosing,
- un clogged,
- un looses,
- un-burdens,
- dis-entangle,
- re-fining,
- un burdens,
- dis-engages,
- un-burdened,
- un pack,
- re fines,
- dis entangled,
- un-loosed,
- re fined,
- re fine,
- un burdening,
- dis entangle,
- un clogging,
- burns off,
- dis engages,
- un-clogs,
- un-burdening,
- burnt off,
- un packs,
- un loose,
- un-looses,
- un tying,
- un-packs,
- burned off,
- dis-engaging,
- un loosing,
- dis engage,
- unclogs.
- un fold,
- un folds,
- shows itself,
- un folding,
- be-gun,
- be ginning,
- un-folded,
- un-fold,
- un-folding,
- un-folds,
- be-ginning,
- showing itself,
- showed itself,
- be gun,
- un folded.
- de creased,
- de-clines,
- de-creasing,
- sub siding,
- de-generating,
- de generate,
- dieing down,
- de valuates,
- re strain,
- sub-sided,
- de-crease,
- de-creases,
- de-valuates,
- losing edge,
- re strained,
- tailed off,
- re-strained,
- de-cline,
- dries up,
- de-cay,
- runs low,
- slacked off,
- re-strain,
- de clines,
- de cay,
- de generated,
- slowing down,
- narrowing down,
- re strains,
- de valuated,
- tails off,
- lost edge,
- sub sided,
- de-generates,
- de valuating,
- de creasing,
- re straining,
- de cays,
- loses edge,
- sub sides,
- re-strains,
- running low,
- de-valuated,
- de-generate,
- de valuate,
- de-valuating,
- de-valuate,
- de-generated,
- de crease,
- narrowed down,
- sub-sides,
- slows down,
- de generates,
- slacks off,
- sub-siding,
- de cline,
- de creases,
- de-creased,
- de generating,
- sub side,
- sub-side,
- de-cays,
- re-straining,
- narrows down,
- wore away.
- deflate,
- shave,
- minimize,
- concentrate,
- bob,
- dwindle,
- clip,
- compress,
- shorten,
- decrement,
- shrink,
- abbreviate,
- deplete,
- nip,
- drain,
- erode,
- trim,
- truncate,
- curtail,
- reduce,
- prune,
- taper,
- shear,
- cull,
- weed,
- compact,
- contract,
- condense,
- pare,
- downgrade,
- abridge,
- crop.
- dis-burdening,
- dis burdened,
- un chaining,
- dis-burden,
- dis burdening,
- dis burdens,
- un-chains,
- un chained,
- dis burden,
- un-chaining,
- dis-burdens,
- un-chain,
- un chain,
- dis-burdened.
- dis embarrassing,
- dis-embarrasses,
- dis embarrass,
- dis-embarrass,
- dis-embarrassed,
- dis embarrassed,
- dis-embarrassing,
- dis embarrasses.
- dis encumbers,
- dis-encumbering,
- dis encumber,
- dis-encumber,
- dis-encumbered,
- dis encumbered,
- dis-encumbers,
- dis encumbering.
- letting up on,
- letted upon,
- lets up on,
- letted up on,
- clears way,
- re-lease,
- attending to,
- runs interference for,
- clears the way,
- opened door,
- re lease,
- speeds up,
- lets upon,
- attends to,
- clearing the way,
- makes easier,
- let upon,
- clearing way,
- opening door,
- re-leases,
- clear way,
- letting upon,
- making easier,
- cleared way,
- re leases,
- ran interference for,
- cleared the way,
- opens the door,
- running interference for,
- re lax,
- opens door,
- re-leased,
- re-lax,
- opening the door.
- up light,
- gives insight,
- ex plains,
- ex-plains,
- ex pounding,
- ex pounded,
- de-fining,
- ex pressing,
- gave insight,
- ex-pounds,
- de fined,
- up lighted,
- ex-press,
- up-light,
- uplighting,
- de fines,
- ex pound,
- de-fined,
- ex press,
- up-lighted,
- up lighting,
- up lights,
- up-lighting,
- ex-pound,
- ex-plain,
- up-lights,
- ex-pounded,
- sheds light on,
- ex-plained,
- ex pressed,
- ex plaining,
- ex plained,
- ex-pressing,
- de fine,
- de fining,
- uplighted,
- de-fine,
- ex plain,
- ex pounds,
- shedding light on,
- de-fines,
- ex-plaining,
- giving insight,
- ex-pounding.
- hit with light,
- limelighted,
- hits with light,
- limelighting,
- hits with a light,
- hitting with a light,
- hitting with light.
- ex acerbate,
- ex-acerbates,
- Intensated,
- heating up,
- re doubles,
- ex acerbates,
- sets off,
- ex-acerbated,
- ex-acerbate,
- in-creased,
- adds fuel,
- pouring on,
- in-creases,
- in crease,
- re-doubles,
- ex-acerbating,
- intensates,
- in creases,
- poured it on,
- in-crease,
- toning up,
- re doubled,
- Intensating,
- re double,
- exacerbate,
- poured on,
- pours on,
- re-doubling,
- re doubling,
- in creasing,
- pouring it on,
- re-doubled,
- ex acerbated,
- tones up,
- re-double,
- ex acerbating.
- de escalates,
- de-grading,
- winded down,
- becomes smaller,
- growing less,
- rolling back,
- de escalated,
- rolled back,
- de grade,
- de-escalated,
- slacks up,
- rolls back,
- de-graded,
- becoming smaller,
- slacking up,
- deescalates,
- de-grades,
- de grading,
- slacked up,
- de escalating,
- de-escalates,
- de escalate,
- wound down,
- de graded,
- grew less,
- minifies,
- winds down,
- de grades,
- de-grade,
- de-escalating.
- in-flamed,
- made visible,
- in-flame,
- made bright,
- in flame,
- furnished with light,
- makes visible,
- makes bright,
- making bright,
- switches on,
- furnishing with light,
- in flaming,
- in flamed,
- furnishes with light,
- in-flames.
- free,
- revive,
- lift,
- thin,
- empty,
- disencumber,
- perk up,
- gleam,
- pour out,
- eradicate,
- make less,
- shift,
- extenuate,
- ameliorate,
- cut down,
- become light,
- buoy,
- attenuate,
- levitate,
- remove,
- disburden,
- shine,
- dilute,
- upraise,
- throw out,
- elate,
- flash,
- make lighter,
- jettison,
- put off,
- take.
- put on a bandaid,
- put band aid,
- puts on a band aid,
- put on band aid,
- put a band-aid,
- glozes,
- dis-guises,
- apologizing for,
- dis-guising,
- puts bandaid,
- dis guised,
- dis-guised,
- apologizes for,
- puts band-aid,
- putting on band-aid,
- putting a bandaid,
- putting on bandaid,
- dis guise,
- makes light of,
- putting bandaid,
- quick fixed,
- put band-aid,
- dis guises,
- puts on bandaid,
- dis guising,
- dis-guise,
- puts on band-aid,
- quick fixt,
- put bandaid,
- put on band-aid,
- puts on a bandaid,
- put on bandaid,
- making light of,
- put on a band aid,
- putting on a bandaid,
- puts a band aid,
- quick fixing,
- putting on a band-aid,
- puts a bandaid,
- putting a band-aid,
- putting band-aid,
- putting on band aid,
- put a bandaid,
- puts on band aid,
- putting band aid,
- putting on a band aid,
- putting a band aid,
- puts a band-aid,
- apologized for,
- puts on a band-aid,
- puts band aid,
- put a band aid,
- Glozed.
- re bate,
- re bated,
- tailed away,
- re bating,
- re-bate,
- re-bated,
- tails away,
- re-bating,
- re bates,
- tailing away.
- takes load off ones chest,
- takes load off chest,
- took load chest,
- takes load ones mind,
- taking load chest,
- takes load mind,
- took load mind,
- sub-due,
- take load ones mind,
- take load off ones mind,
- took load off one mind,
- taking load off mind,
- take load one mind,
- takes load one's mind,
- took load one's mind,
- took load off ones chest,
- took load off one chest,
- taking load off one's mind,
- take load off ones chest,
- takes load one's chest,
- takes load off ones mind,
- take load mind,
- taking load mind,
- taking load off one mind,
- taking load ones chest,
- took load one chest,
- take load one chest,
- take load off mind,
- took load off mind,
- took load off one's mind,
- sub-dues,
- sub dues,
- take load chest,
- taking load off one's chest,
- takes load off mind,
- taking load off ones mind,
- taking load off chest,
- sub due,
- taking load one's chest,
- took load off ones mind,
- taking load ones mind,
- takes load ones chest,
- took load one mind,
- take load off chest,
- takes load one mind,
- take load off one chest,
- taking load off one chest,
- take load one's mind,
- takes load chest,
- took load ones chest,
- take load ones chest,
- takes load one chest,
- takes load off one mind,
- taking load off ones chest,
- taking load one's mind,
- taking load one mind,
- re-lieve,
- taking load one chest,
- takes load off one's mind,
- re lieve,
- takes load off one chest,
- take load off one mind,
- took load ones mind,
- took load one's chest,
- takes load off one's chest,
- took load off chest,
- take load one's chest,
- took load off one's chest.
- dis solve,
- dis solves,
- dis integrate,
- dis integrates,
- dis-solving,
- dis-solve,
- dis solving,
- becoming tender,
- dis integrated,
- becomes tender,
- became tender,
- dis-integrate,
- dis integrating,
- dis-integrating,
- dis-solves,
- dis-integrated,
- dis solved,
- dis-integrates,
- dis-solved.
- cooled off,
- un troubled,
- un-troubled,
- be calmed,
- be calm,
- smoothed down,
- be-calming,
- un-troubles,
- un troubles,
- be-calmed,
- un-troubling,
- un trouble,
- untroubles,
- be-calm,
- smoothing down,
- be calming,
- balming,
- smooths down,
- be calms,
- be-calms,
- cools off,
- un troubling,
- un-trouble.
- dis-gorged,
- dis gorge,
- dis charges,
- dis-gorges,
- off loaded,
- dis charging,
- take load off,
- taking a load off,
- dis-charged,
- dis gorges,
- re moving,
- un load,
- brake bulk,
- took a load off,
- taking load off,
- un-load,
- dis-commode,
- breaking bulk,
- dis commode,
- re moved,
- dis commodes,
- re-moves,
- dis charged,
- off loads,
- dis-gorging,
- re-move,
- un loaded,
- dis-charging,
- dis-charges,
- un-loading,
- un loading,
- re move,
- dis gorging,
- dis gorged,
- off load,
- takes load off,
- took load off,
- re-moving,
- un-loads,
- broke bulk,
- un-loaded,
- dis-commodes,
- breaks bulk,
- off loading,
- dis-gorge,
- un loads,
- takes a load off.
Other synonyms:
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- pale.
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- fade.
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- gray.
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- change.
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- turn.
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- run.
- peroxided,
- decolored,
- washes out,
- peroxiding,
- washed out,
- washing out,
- decolorizing,
- peroxides,
- decolorized.
- wear down,
- slack off,
- petering out,
- wearing away,
- drying up,
- Waned,
- dry up,
- wear away,
- peter,
- dies down,
- dried up,
- slackens,
- die down,
- tail off,
- wears away,
- narrow down,
- Downs,
- slowed down,
- tailing off,
- slow down,
- downed,
- dying down,
- lose edge,
- run low,
- died down,
- downing,
- ran low,
- slacking off.
- heat up,
- heated up,
- pour on,
- Intensate,
- set off,
- pour it on,
- toned up,
- heats up,
- tone up,
- setting off.
- tapers,
- lessening,
- slack up,
- become smaller,
- minify,
- deescalated,
- roll back,
- Minified,
- de-escalate,
- Minifying,
- taper off,
- tapers off,
- became smaller,
- grow less,
- deescalate,
- deescalating,
- grows less,
- winding down.
- furnish with light,
- Lights,
- switched on,
- make visible,
- making visible,
- switching on,
- in flames,
- make bright,
- switch on.
- unburdened,
- palliate,
- burn off,
- attend to,
- leaven,
- floodlit,
- Glozing,
- illuminate,
- apologize for,
- anesthetizes,
- floodlighting,
- patch things up,
- take the bite out,
- become tender,
- shake off,
- make nice,
- Unlade,
- speed up,
- illuminating,
- take the sting out,
- light,
- alleviate,
- unclog,
- open the door,
- tenderizes,
- attended to,
- made light of,
- brighten,
- whiting,
- prettifies,
- soften,
- Voided,
- quench,
- unclogging,
- mollify,
- lessen,
- unclogged,
- anesthetize,
- satisfy,
- off-loading,
- makes nice,
- floodlight,
- facilitate,
- prettifying,
- Gloze,
- tenderized,
- highlighting,
- take sting out,
- decrease,
- Whited,
- Untighten,
- unblock,
- unload,
- speeding up,
- opened the door,
- speeded up,
- anesthetizing,
- take a load off,
- tenderizing,
- placate,
- ease,
- off-loaded,
- squared,
- floodlights,
- show itself,
- tenderize,
- offload,
- break,
- play up to,
- let up on,
- cool out,
- anesthetized,
- unburdens,
- sped up,
- Whites,
- relaxes,
- break bulk,
- prettified,
- clear,
- pour oil on,
- offloads,
- facilitates,
- make light of,
- illume,
- lose,
- unburdening,
- run interference for,
- allay,
- make easier,
- aid,
- hit with a light,
- pacifies,
- clear the way,
- relieve,
- shakes off,
- sated,
- initiate,
- floodlighted,
- offloaded,
- whiten,
- off-loads,
- dawn,
- irradiate,
- offloading,
- assuage,
- made easier,
- highlights,
- highlighted,
- off-load,
- prettify.
How to use "Lighten" in context?
What does the verb "lighten" mean?
Lighten (verb) - To make lighter, less burdensome, or less severe.
Paraphrases for Lighten:
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Homophones for Lighten:
- light time, locution, lagidium, liquidation, lysichitum, laxation, lagodon, lectin, lookout man, look down on, last name, lasthenia, Lake Tana, loxitane, litan, leucotomy, listen, lecithin, lookdown, lusitanian, ligation, light within, lactation, lewiston, laughton, lusatian, Lucy Stone, luxation, lygodium, lockdown, listen in, look out on, less than, lysichiton, leukotomy, liston, legation, lusitania, location.
Hyponym for Lighten:
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being concerned with
- Synonyms:
- adopt, advert, affect, affiance, apply, ask, assimilate, assist, assume, attend to.
