lit up

1 of 2

adjective

: drunk sense 1a

lit up

2 of 2

past tense and past participle of light up

Synonyms of lit up

Adjective

• drunk
• drunken
• fried
• wet
• wasted

Examples of lit up in a Sentence

Adjective

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

But Southern Indiana in mid-October — with the hills lit up in red and gold — is hard to beat. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

So two games into the National League Championship Series, guess which team’s relief corps has been lights out and which one has been lit up? — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Five years ago, Candle lit up with $2 billion in backing from private equity mainstay Blackstone. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

With a bowler hat, a toothbrush mustache, and a crook cane, Charlie Chaplin’s bumbling alter ego the Tramp lit up the big screen. — Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1907, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lit up

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