Synonyms for alight
- verb
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Disembark — often followed by from or off, to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or…
2. Bright — to cast light on (something); to illuminate, to light up
fire, get down, bright, descend, settle, irradiate formal, dismount, light dated
Other
perch, climb down, drop, happen on, land dated
Adjective
Definitions
- v. 1
Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop.
He alighted from his horse.
- v. 2
To cast light on (something); to illuminate, to light up.
- adj. 1
Often followed by with: shining with light; luminous, radiant; also, brightly coloured; vivid.
Related words
- Word family
- alighten
- Phrases
- set alight
Forms
- Past participle
- alighted
e.g. alighted → disembarked, debarked, unlighted, alightened…
Example sentences
- disembark I can't let you disembark without giving you a big kiss.
By length
- 3 letters
- lit1
- 4 letters
- fire2, land1, drop1
- 5 letters
- light1, perch1, afire2, aglow2, beamy
- 6 letters
- bright1, settle2, ablaze2, lucent2, aflame2, debark, aflare
- 7 letters
- shining2, glowing2, descend2, radiant3, lighted2, unlight
- 8 letters
- luminous3, dismount, alighten
- 9 letters
- disembark3, irradiate4, effulgent, refulgent
- 11 letters
- illuminated5, resplendent3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fire2 = 2 syllables).