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lighten

How many syllables in lighten?

  173526489 syllables

Divide lighten into syllables:   light-en
Stressed syllable in lighten:   light-en
How to pronounce lighten:   lite-n
How to say lighten:

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Synonyms for lighten


1 syllable
  • blanch
  • ease
  • lift
  • bleach
  • fade
2 syllables
  • brighten
  • darken
  • lessen
  • refresh
  • cheer up
  • improve
  • reduce
3 syllables
    4 syllables
      5 syllables
      • make less burdensome
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        What rhymes with lighten

        1 syllable
        • white
          2 syllables
          • brighten
          • chitin
          • frighten
          • tighten
          • Titan
          • Triton
          • whitened
          • Brighton
          • chiton
          • heighten
          • titan
          • triton
          • whiten
          3 syllables
            4 syllables
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