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Synonyms & Antonyms of alight
(Entry 1 of 2)
- we approached the clearing, alight with torches, and observed a reenactment of ancient rites by Druids
Synonyms for alight
- ablaze,
- bright,
- brightened,
- illuminated,
- illumined,
- light,
- lightsome,
- lit
- (or lighted)
Words Related to alight
- floodlit
- (also floodlighted),
- highlighted,
- spotlighted
- (or spotlit)
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- the pub, one of London's oldest, was completely alight by the time firefighters arrived
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- aglow,
- flaring,
- flickering,
- glowing,
- live,
- smoldering
- (or smouldering)
Near Antonyms for alight
- choked,
- damped,
- dead,
- doused
- (also dowsed),
- extinguished,
- quenched,
- smothered,
- snuffed (out),
- stamped (out),
- suffocated
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of alight (Entry 2 of 2)
- a flock of eight swans circled above, then alighted on the pond
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- as she alighted from the train, she momentarily lost her footing
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The first known use of alight was before the 12th century
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