lightened
Reduced the weight
Lightened is the past tense of lighten, which has two distinct meanings.
To lighten a load is to make it less heavy, literally or figuratively: The news lightened her burden.
To lighten a room or color is to make it brighter or paler: She lightened her hair for summer.
The sky lightens at dawn.
A mood lightens when it becomes more cheerful: The joke lightened the atmosphere.
Expressed vocal support
- brightenedMade more luminous
- upliftedMade happier or higher
- gladdenedMade someone feel joy
- enlivenedMade more spirited
animated · lifted · heartened · buoyed · revived · energized · livened · spirited
Made less severe
- lessenedMade or became smaller
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- decreasedBecame smaller in amount
- loweredMoved downward or reduced
minimized · mitigated · moderated · eased · softened · tempered · subdued · cut
No longer anxious
- freedReleased from confinement
- liberatedReleased from confinement
- unloadedEmptied of cargo
- stress-freeFree from tension
comforted · soothed · reassured · buoyed · uplifted · cheered · consoled · decompressed
Lost color suddenly
- fadedLost original color
- bleachedHad color removed
- whitenedMade lighter in color
- blanchedMade white by heat
washed-out · desaturated · tinted · blonde · streaked · frosted · sun-bleached
Able to float
- floatingStaying atop liquid
- featherlightExtremely light, weightless-feeling
- airyLight and well-ventilated
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
gossamer · fluffy · hovering · drifting · levitating · suspended · wafting · gliding
Giving off steady light
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
sparkling · glistening · shining · beaming · dazzling · twinkling · flickering · glittering
cheered
Expressed vocal support
- brightenedMade more luminous
- upliftedMade happier or higher
- gladdenedMade someone feel joy
enlivened · animated · lifted · heartened · buoyed · revived · energized · livened · spirited · jollied
alleviated
Made less severe
- lessenedMade or became smaller
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- decreasedBecame smaller in amount
lowered · minimized · mitigated · moderated · eased · softened · tempered · subdued · cut · trimmed
relieved
No longer anxious
stress-free · comforted · soothed · reassured · buoyed · uplifted · cheered · consoled · decompressed · eased
paled
Lost color suddenly
blanched · washed-out · desaturated · tinted · blonde · streaked · frosted · sun-bleached
buoyant
Able to float
- floatingStaying atop liquid
- featherlightExtremely light, weightless-feeling
- airyLight and well-ventilated
ethereal · gossamer · fluffy · hovering · drifting · levitating · suspended · wafting · gliding · frothy
glowing
Giving off steady light
shimmering · sparkling · glistening · shining · beaming · dazzling · twinkling · flickering · glittering · lustrous
- lighten upBecome less serious
- lightened upBecame less serious
- lightening upBecoming less grave
- lightens the load
- skin lighteningReducing melanin in dermis
- hair lightening
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