Synonyms of lights

lights 1 of 3

noun

plural of light

1

as in glows

the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible

he read poetry to her by the light of the moon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glows
• glares
• gleams
• illuminations
• glints
• beams
• shines
• sunlights
• blazes
• flashes
• twinkles
• fluorescences
• radiances
• flares
• luminescences
• glimmers
• sparkles
• rays
• shimmers
• reflections
• moonlights
• incandescences
• scintillations
• daylights
• glitters
• sunbeams
• auroras
• halos
• sunshines
• aureoles
• lusters
• streams
• streaks
• polishes
• shafts
• sheens
• glosses
• afterglows
• glistens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shadows
• nights
• darks
• glooms
• dusks

2

as in lamps

something that provides illumination

turn off the light when you go to bed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lamps
• candles
• headlights
• lightings
• flashlights
• beacons
• illuminants
• lanterns
• chandeliers
• streetlights
• floodlights
• electrics
• spotlights
• candelabra
• gaslights
• light bulbs
• lighthouses
• arc lamps
• sconces
• candelabras
• fluorescent lamps
• flashbulbs
• incandescent lamps
• klieg lights
• flares
• flashes
• sun lamps
• flashcubes
• dark lanterns
• girandoles
• gasoliers

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as in stars

a person who is widely known and usually much talked about

a leading light in the acting profession

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stars
• celebrities
• personalities
• figures
• dignitaries
• luminaries
• names
• superstars
• heroes
• notables
• personages
• notabilities
• celebs
• VIPs
• icons
• standouts
• causes célèbres
• somebodies
• notorieties
• idols
• favorites
• megastars
• pillars
• monuments
• worthies
• eminences
• immortals
• big shots
• magnates
• heartthrobs
• bigwigs
• demigods
• moguls
• barons
• nabobs
• kahunas
• panjandrums

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nobodies
• mediocrities
• lightweights
• noncelebrities
• has-beens

4

as in sunrises

the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance

with the coming of light we could see all the damage that the storm had caused

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sunrises
• daylights
• dawns
• days
• morns
• mornings
• auroras
• suns
• daybreaks
• sunups
• cockcrows
• daytimes
• forenoons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sunsets
• darks
• sundowns
• nights
• nightfalls
• midnights
• nighttimes
• afternoons
• evenings
• dusks
• twilights
• eventides
• gloamings
• middays

lights

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of light

1

as in burns

to set (something) on fire

we lit the kindling before adding the heavier logs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burns
• torches
• ignites
• fires
• scorches
• kindles
• illumines
• illuminates
• enkindles
• inflames
• bakes
• cooks
• immolates
• brightens
• sets off
• ashes
• broils
• chars
• lightens
• deflagrates
• kilns
• relights
• incinerates
• banks
• irradiates
• radiates
• sears
• frizzles
• cremates
• stokes
• rekindles
• scathes
• reignites
• scalds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extinguishes
• quenches
• puts out
• stamps (out)
• chokes
• smothers
• dims
• suffocates
• snuffs (out)
• obscures
• douses
• darkens
• dulls
• blackens

2

as in illumines

to supply with light

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• illumines
• illuminates
• brightens
• beacons
• lightens
• irradiates
• illumes
• bathes
• beams
• shines
• emblazes
• glows
• highlights
• beats (down)
• spotlights
• floodlights
• gleams
• glistens
• blinds
• radiates
• flames
• ignites
• haloes
• glares
• dazzles
• glitters
• kindles
• blazes
• enhaloes
• incinerates
• fires
• burns
• dazes
• bedazzles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• darkens
• dims
• obscures
• blackens
• obfuscates
• dulls
• covers
• shrouds
• veils
• extinguishes
• puts out
• quenches
• snuffs (out)
• douses

lights

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of light

1

as in perches

to come to rest after descending from the air

the bird lit on the branch and began to sing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in descends

to come down from something (as a vehicle)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lights

Noun

The ballet became a hilarious parody of Wagnerian cliches as a cartwheeling child wearing sneakers with rainbow lights and dressed in gold, resembling statues of the composer, presided in front of a faux Bayreuth proscenium. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Automobile horns echoed here and there in the distance, and as the government railway train departed the station under the bridge, a string of small lights heralded the far-off clacking of its wheels. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Retreat activities included beekeeping, outdoor dinners under festive string lights, and learning about OpenAI's latest tools and products. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Muluk Spa is relatively compact with serene treatment rooms illuminated by flickering candle-like lights. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026

Also, watching the status lights change may cause a little bit of secondary anxiety, becoming just something else to pay attention to, rather than removing one. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026

Keep Your Devices Charged Be proactive and charge your cellphone and laptop before the lights start to flicker. — Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2026

Safety features If used inappropriately, UV lights can cause eye and skin damage. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

More than 10,200 families have received emergency supplies, including tents, tarps, solar lights, blankets, hygiene kits, cooking sets and Spanish Bibles. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026

Verb

Strobe lights zigzag across the room and confetti rains down as Ruffin blasts a smoke cannon into the roaring crowd. — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 27 July 2026

Her spot at the support group, which now lights a blue candle with her name etched onto it before every meeting. — Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 18 July 2026

The instinctive Moon lights your 7th House of Partnership, squaring transformative Pluto in your 4th House of Home, so an agreement may need to account for family, privacy, or living-space realities. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

Passionate Mars lights your 11th House of Friends and Community, forming a harmonious trine to transformative Pluto in your 7th House of Partnership. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2026

Uyeyama lights the burners with a long match, then turns the roaster on. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

Patio lights Having warm and inviting outdoor lighting can help set a relaxing evening mood. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 June 2026

The ceiling lights in the kitchen are the Alabax Large Surface Mount design by Schoolhouse Electric. — Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026

By late afternoon, people tend to drift toward a neighbor’s backyard, someone lights the barbecue, and kids sort themselves into games of backyard cricket. — Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026