Synonyms of alights

alights

verb

present tense third-person singular of alight

1

as in perches

to come to rest after descending from the air

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perches
• lands
• lights
• settles
• roosts
• touches down
• crash-lands
• belly-lands

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• arises
• ascends
• wings
• climbs
• takes off
• planes
• flies
• soars
• floats
• glides
• hovers
• hangs
• blasts off

2

as in descends

to come down from something (as a vehicle)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• descends
• dismounts
• disembarks
• lights
• gets down
• deplanes
• detrains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• embarks
• boards
• mounts
• gets in
• climbs (aboard)
• entrains
• enplanes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of alights

As pleasure-seeking Venus alights within your 5th House of Self-Expression, fun projects sparkle, and your spirited humor invites others to join a playful challenge. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026

But before the action alights in the location of the latest dispute between adjacent property owners to catch the eye of directors Harrison Fishman and Dylan Redford (yes, grandson of Robert), the shot fills with the telltale red, white and blue of the American flag. — Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026

Cash, an editor at Forever Magazine, has written a first novel that alights on plenty of hot topics without seeming limited by them. — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026