Synonyms of lighting

lighting 1 of 3

noun

as in candle

Related Words

• candle
• lantern
• headlight
• flashlight
• chandelier
• floodlight
• streetlight
• lighthouse
• candelabra
• spotlight
• light bulb
• sconce
• lamp
• arc lamp
• gaslight
• candelabrum
• incandescent lamp
• fluorescent lamp
• flashbulb
• flare
• flash
• dark lantern
• sun lamp
• illuminant
• flashcube
• klieg light
• beacon
• gasolier
• girandole

lighting

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verb (1)

present participle of light

1

as in burning

to set (something) on fire

we lit the kindling before adding the heavier logs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burning
• scorching
• igniting
• kindling
• firing
• torching
• illuminating
• baking
• illumining
• cooking
• inflaming
• enkindling
• lightening
• brightening
• charring
• broiling
• relighting
• setting off
• ashing
• incinerating
• immolating
• deflagrating
• radiating
• irradiating
• searing
• banking
• frizzling
• rekindling
• stoking
• kilning
• cremating
• scathing
• scalding
• reigniting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extinguishing
• quenching
• putting out
• choking
• suffocating
• smothering
• stamping (out)
• darkening
• dousing
• dimming
• snuffing (out)
• obscuring
• blackening
• dulling

2

as in illumining

to supply with light

the lights from the TV cameras will light this room as though it were high noon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• illumining
• illuminating
• lightening
• brightening
• bathing
• irradiating
• beaconing
• illuming
• shining
• emblazing
• glowing
• beating (down)
• highlighting
• glistening
• floodlighting
• beaming
• radiating
• gleaming
• blinding
• dazzling
• kindling
• igniting
• glittering
• spotlighting
• glaring
• haloing
• blazing
• incinerating
• burning
• enhaloing
• flaming
• firing
• bedazzling
• dazing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• darkening
• dimming
• blackening
• obscuring
• covering
• dulling
• obfuscating
• extinguishing
• quenching
• putting out
• veiling
• shrouding
• dousing
• snuffing (out)

lighting

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verb (2)

present participle of light

1

as in perching

to come to rest after descending from the air

the bird lit on the branch and began to sing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perching
• landing
• touching down
• alighting
• roosting
• settling
• belly-landing
• crash-landing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• taking off
• climbing
• arising
• ascending
• floating
• flying
• blasting off
• hanging
• soaring
• gliding
• hovering
• planing
• winging

2

as in descending

to come down from something (as a vehicle)

he hurriedly lighted from the bus and started walking up the street

Synonyms & Similar Words

• descending
• dismounting
• disembarking
• alighting
• getting down
• deplaning
• detraining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mounting
• embarking
• climbing (aboard)
• getting in
• boarding
• entraining
• enplaning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lighting

Noun

Visual effects supervisor Guillaume Rocheron, who worked on Jordan Peele’s Nope, rigged the LED lighting in the stomach to eventually render as the bioluminescence that then helps illuminate Jay’s environment. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

Interiors by Abel Design Group echo Houston’s natural palette—warm woods, layered textures, and soft lighting. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

Verb

The Oak Lawn Park District plans to use a $2 million Illinois Transport Enhancement Program grant to replace the walking path and lighting at Wolfe Wildlife Park. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

Not only is lighting a functional necessity, but a cool fixture can double as a striking art piece. — Megan McCarty, The Spruce, 12 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing lighting

• lighting out