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

Massive fires lit up the night sky over the capital, video by Reuters news agency showed. — Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

The at-capacity crowd on-hand in Oxnard lit up with applause. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026

Phoenix Mercury head coach Nate Tibbetts lit up his media session Saturday, taking dead aim at the endless noise surrounding the WNBA. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Henley’s face lit up when talking about the 10 girls on varsity high school baseball teams in the Bay Area. — Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 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