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Synonyms for lit

  • adjective

Most common

illuminated luminous lighted aglow stoned righteous ablaze litty

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Lighted — illuminated

lighted, illuminated, aglow, luminous, alight dated

2. Blazed — drunk, intoxicated; under the influence of drugs or alcohol

smashed, plastered, fried, disguised, potted, pie-eyed informal, loaded, cut, stoned, drunk, shellacked, pixilated, cock-eyed, elevated, oiled, pickled CA, stewed, polluted IE, inebriated, muddled, lubricated, canned

Other

ablaze, righteous, litty

Antonyms

dark, black, sober

All antonyms of lit →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Illuminated.

    He walked down the lit corridor.

  2. adj. 2

    Drunk, intoxicated; under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

    True to my word last night, I got very lit.

Related words

Word family
litty
Phrases
lit up misery lit half lit lit crit dick lit mis lit comp lit lab lit

Example sentences

  • illuminated The soft glow of the candles illuminated the room.
  • luminous Tom wants to paint the windowsills with luminous paint.
  • lighted Have you ever lighted a cigarette with a blowtorch?
  • aglow The heater is aglow with a beautiful orange color.
  • stoned Tom told Mary that he didn't think John was stoned.
  • righteous A good Muslim strives to be good and righteous.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
litrising
illuminatedsteady
luminoussteady
lightedsteady
aglowrising
stonedrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
cut1
5 letters
drunk1, fried1, oiled1, aglow2, litty2
6 letters
loaded2, canned1, stoned1, alight2, potted2, ablaze2, stewed1
7 letters
smashed1, lighted2, pickled2, muddled2
8 letters
elevated4, polluted3, luminous3
9 letters
righteous2, disguised2, plastered2, pixilated
10 letters
inebriated5, lubricated4, shellacked2
11 letters
illuminated5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (aglow2 = 2 syllables).

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Français
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