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lightened

Divide lightened into syllables:

light · ened

How to pronounce lightened:

Synonyms for lightened:

bleached
brightened
brilliant
dazzling
etiolated
faded
illuminated
illumined
lighted
lit
peroxided
radiant
shiny
stone-washed
sunlit
sunny
sunshiny
washed-out
whitened

Antonyms for lightened:

accentuated
added
added to
aggravated
amplified
augmented
boosted
broadened
brought down
built up
burdened
compounded
concentrated
deepened
dimmed
dulled
emphasised
emphasized
enhanced
escalated
exacerbated
expanded
extended
festered
filled
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