lit up

adjective

: drunk sense 1a

Synonyms of lit up

• drunk
• drunken
• fried
• wet
• wasted
• impaired
• blind

Examples of lit up in a Sentence

he finally wandered in at 3:00 a.m., obviously lit up

Recent Examples on the Web

Almost overnight, her following jumped into the six figures and the comment section lit up like a beeper in the late 90s. — Alli Kushner, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Shortly after Allen Graves became the 13th player from Santa Clara University to be drafted into the NBA, his phone lit up with messages from the school’s two most recent alumni in the league. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 27 July 2026

Meanwhile, the Brunson couple walked right through the front door, as camera flashes lit up the area right away. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2026

China’s social media has lit up in celebration of their achievement, with the top two trending topics on China’s X-like Weibo Friday morning discussing the win. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lit up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup