Synonyms of alighted

alighted

verb

variants also alit

past tense of alight

1

as in perched

to come to rest after descending from the air

a flock of eight swans circled above, then alighted on the pond

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perched
• landed
• roosted
• lit
• touched down
• settled
• crash-landed
• belly-landed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rose
• arose
• climbed
• ascended
• took off
• flew
• floated
• glided
• soared
• winged
• hung
• blasted off
• hovered
• planed

2

as in dismounted

to come down from something (as a vehicle)

as she alighted from the train, she momentarily lost her footing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismounted
• descended
• disembarked
• lit
• got down
• detrained
• deplaned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• embarked
• mounted
• boarded
• climbed (aboard)
• got in
• entrained
• enplaned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of alighted

Most alighted in specially erected tent tunnels and, to the disappointment of the crowds of Swifties waiting in the 40°C heat, there were no sightings of the happy couple. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 11 July 2026

Its blockbuster Art Deco-at-100 show wrapped its run last month and attracted more than 500,000 visitors, while its Iris Van Herpen retrospective recently alighted at the Brooklyn Museum, further elaborating on centuries of Franco-American friendship and cultural exchange. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 May 2026

Four alighted on a paper towel dispenser. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026

Then, while Louise was peering through the letterbox, our mother alighted from the back of a black cab. — Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026

Drowsy honeymooners; now and again a group of Tahitian wildlife experts, alighted on the atoll to examine a particularly impressive giant clam. — Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026

In Frida Kahlo’s self-portrait from 1940, two gossamer lepidoptera have alighted on her head. — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2025

The Super Beetle, called the 1301, alighted in 1971 with a 60 hp, 1,585 cc engine. — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025

In the wake of such revelations, Jones needed to free his Temple from the threat of government interference and alighted upon Guyana as a new home. — Sarah Rex, JSTOR Daily, 20 Aug. 2025