SMARTENING Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

smartening

verb

present participle of smarten

as in brightening

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Warm White One of the best colors for brightening a dark room is also one of the most popular.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 3 July 2026
Sabrina Carpenter posted a photo on Instagram of her makeup and featured the Make Beauty Skin Mimetic Concealer, a brightening concealer used by Courteney Cox and Hailey Bieber.

— Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 28 June 2026

Definition of brightening

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Nate Coulter, the outgoing executive director of the Central Arkansas Library System, has been interested in beautifying the vacant strip of land, which is near the Main Library.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 July 2026
As someone who enjoys gardening and beautifying my yard, one thing that always dampens my mood is the sight of weeds.

— Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 18 June 2026

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The timing of this stellar event is especially striking given that this aurora forecast also happens to coincide with the rising of the full Strawberry Moon, adorning the night sky Monday evening.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
Fans have also indulged in a more modern Scottish tradition, adorning statues in both cities with traffic cones.

— Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 27 June 2026

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Prohibitive housing costs aren’t just trapping younger adults in parental homes.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Summer campers rescued Friday’s drenching rains washed away roads around Camp Taum Sauk, trapping children and staffers at the site in the small southeastern community of Lesterville, according to Sgt.

— Hallie Golden, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

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Fairytale was the theme for Chanel — decorating a faux salon at the Grand Palais with giant vines and surreal flowers, inspired by both Jack and the Beanstalk and the 1990s movie Jumanji.

— Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 10 July 2026
The couple reportedly transformed Madison Square Garden into a forest, decorating the venue with real trees.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 8 July 2026

Definition of decorating

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