lighten-up

Verbs

  • (v) make more cheerful
    • the conversation lightened me up a bit
    lighten, buoy up,
  • (v) become more cheerful
    • after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit
    buoy up, lighten,
  • (v) make lighter or brighter
    • The paint will brighten the room
    brighten, lighten,
  • (v) become lighter
    • The room lightened up
    lighten,

Synonyms

lighten buoy up brighten

Antonyms

weigh down weigh on darken

Words of close approximity