Thesaurus / lighten up
FEEDBACKsynonyms for lighten up
synonyms for lighten up
- acquiesce
- capitulate
- cave in
- come around
- comply
- ease off
- give in
- give up
- let go
- quit
- relax
- slacken
- soften
- subside
- drop
- ease
- ebb
- fall
- fold
- forbear
- melt
- moderate
- slow
- wane
- weaken
- yield
- be merciful
- change one's mind
- cool it
- cry uncle
- die away
- ease up on
- give quarter
- give some slack
- give way
- go along with
- go easy on
- have mercy
- have pity
- lay back
- let it happen
- mellow out
- say uncle
- show mercy
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How to use lighten up in a sentence
What need to look to right or left when you are swallowing up free mile after mile of dizzying road?
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEMost of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNESome weeks after, the creditor chanced to be in Boston, and in walking up Tremont street, encountered his enterprising friend.
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUSIn less than ten minutes, the bivouac was broken up, and our little army on the march.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSThe bride elect rushes up to him, and so they both step down to the foot-lights.
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE OPERAJOHN H. SWABY (AKA "SCRICI")I was busy loading the piece when an exclamation of surprise from one of the men made me look up.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSEven as they gazed they saw its roof caught up, and whirled off as if it had been a scroll of paper.
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNEShe sat straight up in bed, and jerked her hands to her head, and screamed long and terribly.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUXA flash of surprise and pleasure lit the fine eyes of the haughty beauty perched up there on the palace wall.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYWhen we'd finished, one of the hunters rounded up the horses and we caught our nags and saddled them.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRWORDS RELATED TO LIGHTEN UP
- acquiesce
- be merciful
- capitulate
- cave in
- change one's mind
- come around
- comply
- cool it
- cry uncle
- die away
- drop
- ease
- ease off
- ease up on
- ebb
- fall
- fold
- forbear
- give in
- give quarter
- give some slack
- give up
- give way
- go along with
- go easy on
- have mercy
- have pity
- lay back
- let go
- let it happen
- lighten up
- mellow out
- melt
- moderate
- quit
- relax
- say uncle
- show mercy
- slacken
- slow
- soften
- subside
- wane
- weaken
- yield
- acquiesced
- came around
- capitulated
- caved in
- changed one's mind
- complied
- cool it
- cried uncle
- died away
- dropped
- eased
- eased off
- eased up on
- ebbed
- fell
- folded
- forbore
- gave in
- gave quarter
- gave some slack
- gave up
- gave way
- had mercy
- had pity
- lay back
- let it happened
- let went
- lightened up
- mellowed out
- melted
- moderated
- quit
- relaxed
- said uncle
- showed mercy
- slackened
- slowed
- softened
- subsided
- waned
- was merciful
- weakened
- went along with
- went easy on
- yielded
- acquiescing
- being merciful
- capitulating
- caving in
- changing one's mind
- coming around
- complying
- cool it
- crying uncle
- dropping
- dying away
- easing
- easing off
- easing up on
- ebbing
- falling
- folding
- forbearing
- giving in
- giving quarter
- giving some slack
- giving up
- giving way
- going along with
- going easy on
- having mercy
- having pity
- let going
- letting it happening
- lightening up
- lying back
- mellowing out
- melting
- moderating
- quitting
- relaxing
- saying uncle
- showing mercy
- slackening
- slowing
- softening
- subsiding
- waning
- weakening
- yielding
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.