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alleviating(adjective, soothing, cheering, encouraging)
8
brightening(cheering, brightening)
8
lessening(noun, adjective, decrease, reduction)
6
illumining
6
relieving(adjective, soothing, cheering, encouraging)
5
easing
5
illuminating
4
cheering(adjective, soothing, cheering, encouraging)
4
diminishing(adjective, declining, shrinking, lowering)
4
reducing(adjective, declining, falling, diminishing)
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unburdening
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unloading
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decreasing(adjective, declining, shrinking, lowering)
3
shining
3
softening(noun, adjective, support, break)
2
allaying(adjective, soothing, cheering, encouraging)
2
assuaging(adjective, soothing, cheering, encouraging)
2
consoling(adjective, soothing, cheering, encouraging)
2
dwindling(adjective, declining, shrinking, lowering)
2
encouraging(adjective, soothing, cheering, uplifting)
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APASmart Define. (2016). lightening thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/lightening/thesaurus/synonyms
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