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lightest

ADJECTIVE

illuminated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bright luminous rich shiny sunny

STRONG

burnished clear flashing fluorescent glossy glowing polished shining

WEAK

ablaze aglow brilliant cloudless lambent lucent lustrous phosphorescent radiant refulgent resplendent scintillant unclouded unobscured vivid well-lighted well-lit

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cloudy dark dull gloomy obscure unhappy

WEAK

black brunette darkened difficult dim dusky grave heavy laborious serious solemn weighted

ADJECTIVE

blond, fair

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pastel

STRONG

bleached faded pale

WEAK

fair-skinned light-hued light-skinned light-toned tow-headed

Antonyms

WEAK

black brunette dark darkened difficult dim dusky gloomy grave heavy laborious obscure serious solemn weighted

ADJECTIVE

not heavy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agile airy buoyant delicate easy fluffy lightweight loose slender slight small thin

STRONG

dainty featherweight flimsy floating little petty portable sheer trifling

WEAK

atmospheric crumbly downy effervescent ethereal feathery filmy floatable friable frothy gossamery graceful imponderous inconsequential insubstantial light-footed lithe meager nimble porous sandy spongy sprightly sylphlike tissuelike trivial unheavy unsubstantial weightless

Antonyms

STRONGEST

big coarse fat heavy important large oppressive rough strict strong thick

STRONG

clumsy significant useful

WEAK

black brunette dark darkened difficult dim dusky gloomy grave laborious obscure serious solemn weighted

ADJECTIVE

small in amount, content

Synonyms

STRONGEST

casual faint gentle mild moderate slight soft sparse thin tiny weak

STRONG

minor minuscule minute restricted scanty shoestring trifling wee

WEAK

digestible fractional fragmentary frivolous frugal hardly any hardly enough inadequate inconsequential inconsiderable indistinct insignificant insufficient modest not many not much not rich puny superficial trivial unimportant unsubstantial

Antonyms

STRONGEST

big bold brave concentrated fat firm great harsh heavy large loud rough significant strong thick violent wild

STRONG

huge important

WEAK

black brunette dark darkened difficult dim dusky gloomy grave laborious obscure serious solemn weighted

ADJECTIVE

simple, easy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

moderate smooth

WEAK

effortless facile manageable undemanding unexacting untaxing untroublesome

Antonyms

WEAK

black brunette dark darkened difficult dim dusky gloomy grave heavy laborious obscure serious solemn weighted

ADJECTIVE

funny, cheery

Synonyms

STRONGEST

airy lighthearted lively sunny

STRONG

amusing animated diverting dizzy entertaining gay high pleasing trifling up upbeat

WEAK

blithe carefree cheerful chipper chirpy fickle flighty frivolous giddy humorous merry perky sunny-side up superficial trivial witty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

upset

STRONG

boring depressed down dull sad tiring unfunny

WEAK

black brunette dark darkened difficult dim dusky gloomy grave heavy laborious obscure serious solemn weighted

Example Sentences

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Millions of people live with chronic nerve pain that can make even the lightest touch feel intense and unbearable.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Somewhat miraculously, we’re carried out of this consequential collision of hearts and minds on the lightest of notes, with the sense that our capacity to rediscover harmony will always be beautifully mysterious.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The cumulative effect, however, reminds us that the lightest of fabrics can bear enduring historical import.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

With weight also a crucial factor, Rokid says its models are among the world's lightest.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

The webbing was constructed of the lightest possible stone to lessen the weight on the ribs.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay