brightening up
Making more cheerful
Brightening up is making something more cheerful, vivid, or lively.
A room brightens up with fresh paint or flowers.
A person brightens up when their mood lifts: She brightened up when she heard the news.
Weather brightens up when clouds clear.
The phrase often implies transformation from something dull or gloomy to something more appealing.
- enlivenMake more spirited
- lightenMake less heavy
- lighting upCausing to illuminate
- smilePleased facial expression
- cheering upGrowing happier after sadness
shine · glow · sunny disposition · ray of sunshine · sparkle · energize · dawn · refresh · perk up · pick me up · radiance · cheerfulness · good vibes · beam · grin · clear · silver lining · positivity
brightening updimming
Decreasing in brightness
darkening · clouding over · fading · shadowing · obscuring
brightening upneglecting
Failing to attend to
deadening · darkening · deteriorating · letting go · running down
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