Synonyms of lighting

lighting 1 of 3

noun

as in candle

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

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

lighting

3 of 3

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
• emplaning
• entraining
• enplaning

Examples of lighting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The Turtle Beach's customizable RGB lighting obliges flair-seeking gamers, and its software is much better than previous versions. —Josh Gulick, PCMAG, 27 Sep. 2024

The rooms are lit instead by harsh overhead fluorescent lighting, which isn’t just unpleasant but may actually hurt your child’s performance. —Danish Kurani, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024

Equipment — including a pasta maker and lighting — went unrepaired for long stretches. —Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024

While there are fewer mannequin companies still operating — Pucci reinvented his gallery to showcase high-end home furnishings, lighting, art and photography — Feigenbaum’s point is mannequins continue to evolve. —David Moin, WWD, 25 Sep. 2024

Phrases Containing lighting

• lighting out