lightened up
Stopped being serious
To lighten up is to become less serious, tense, or strict—to relax one's mood or attitude.
Often appears as an imperative telling someone to stop being so uptight: Lighten up, it was just a joke.
Lightened up is the past tense: After a few drinks, she lightened up considerably.
The atmosphere lightened up once the boss left.
- cheeredExpressed vocal support
- simplifiedMade less complex
- brightenedMade more luminous
- unburdenedFreed from a load
- upliftedMade happier or higher
lifted spirits · softened · unloaded · reduced · buoyant · moderated · soothed · relieved · calmed · joked · relaxed · loosened up · alleviated · reassured · encouraged · eased · cut some slack · slimmed
attitude toward criticism or difficulty
lightened updoubled down
Strengthened a risky position
dug in · took offense · stressed out · overreacted · obsessed
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