Dim and Lighten

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Dim

Dim verb - To make dark, dim, or indistinct.
Usage example: the storm clouds dimmed our view of the city from the airplane
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Lighten is an antonym for dim in darken topic.
Nearby Words: dimness, dimly

Lighten

Lighten verb - To supply with light.
Usage example: the room was gradually lightened by the rising sun
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Dim is an antonym for lighten in topics: load, inspire, illuminate.
Nearby Words: light, lightly, lightness, lighter, lightening
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Common collocations

screen dim screen lighten screen

Both words in one sentence

  • To be fair again, it was sort of a dim episode, with Carrie's subplot serving to lighten the mood a bit.
    Source: Downer Ending / Live-Action TV
  • Tyron Lannister can lighten up any scene, even the most violent ones (his bludgeoning a man to death with his shield easily counts as one of his most badass and amusing scenes in the series.) He also bucks the trend in that he is neither dim-witted nor genuinely concerned for anyone around him.
    Source: Plucky Comic Relief / Live-Action TV
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Lighten and Dim. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dim/lighten
Dim & Lighten. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dim/lighten>.
Lighten or Dim. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dim/lighten.

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