brighten
How many syllables in brighten?
There are 2 syllables in the word brighten.How to pronounce brighten:
Synonyms for brighten:
alter
become cheerful
buck up
change
cheer (up)
cheer up
encourage
glow
lighten
look up
modify
perk up
rally
revive
sparkle
take heart
Antonyms for brighten:
becloud
become pale
become shaded
bedarken
bedim
blacken
cast a shadow
cloud
cloud over
cloud up
complicate
cover
darken
deepen
depress
dim
dull
extinguish
fade
gloom
go white
gray
grey
grow dark
grow dim
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