Thesaurus

lighten

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of lighten

to become glad or hopeful

the patient lightened when he heard the disease responds well to treatment

Synonyms of lighten

brighten, buck up, cheer (up), look up, perk (up)

Words Related to lighten

rejoice

liven (up), revive

beam, glow, radiate, sparkle

encourage, gladden, hearten

Near Antonyms of lighten

despair, despond

brood, fret, mope

Antonyms of lighten

darken, sadden

Synonym Discussion of lighten

relieve, alleviate, lighten, assuage, mitigate, allay mean to make something less grievous. relieve implies a lifting of enough of a burden to make it tolerable.

- took an aspirin to relieve the pain

alleviate implies temporary or partial lessening of pain or distress.

- the lotion alleviated the itching

lighten implies reducing a burdensome or depressing weight.

- good news would lighten our worries

assuage implies softening or sweetening what is harsh or disagreeable.

- ocean breezes assuaged the intense heat

mitigate suggests a moderating or countering of the effect of something violent or painful.

- the need to mitigate barbaric laws

allay implies an effective calming or soothing of fears or alarms.

- allayed their fears

lighten

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of lighten

to supply with light

the room was gradually lightened by the rising sun

Synonyms of lighten

bathe, beacon, emblaze, illume, illuminate, illumine, irradiate, light

Words Related to lighten

brighten

beam, beat (down), radiate, shine

enhalo, halo

floodlight

highlight, spotlight

blaze, burn, fire, flame, glare, glow, ignite, incinerate, kindle

bedazzle, blind, daze, dazzle

gleam, glisten, glitter

Near Antonyms of lighten

dim, dull, obscure

cover, shroud, veil

douse (also dowse), extinguish, put out, quench, snuff (out)

Antonyms of lighten

blacken, darken, obfuscate

Synonym Discussion of lighten

relieve, alleviate, lighten, assuage, mitigate, allay mean to make something less grievous. relieve implies a lifting of enough of a burden to make it tolerable.