Synonyms of lit

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adjective (1)

variants or lighted

1

as in illuminated

filled with much light

the coat room was just lit well enough for us to identify our jackets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• illuminated
• illumined
• light
• bright
• alight
• brightened
• lightsome
• ablaze
• ignited
• highlighted
• shiny
• kindled
• floodlit
• spotlighted
• sunny
• moonlit
• sunlit
• sunshiny

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dark
• unlit
• darkened
• blackened
• dusk
• dimmed
• dusky
• pitch-black
• lightless
• pitch-dark
• darkling
• darkish
• gloomy
• somber
• shadowy
• gray
• obscured
• cloudy
• tenebrous
• pale
• murky
• leaden
• sunless
• shadowlike
• lightproof

2

as in burning

being on fire

some lighted torches lined the path to the shrine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burning
• blazing
• flaming
• flickering
• ignited
• smoldering
• burned
• kindled
• aflame
• alight
• glowing
• afire
• charred
• fiery
• inflamed
• combusting
• ablaze
• aglow
• conflagrant
• live
• hot
• flaring
• searing
• scorched
• scorching
• seared
• roasting
• broiling
• sizzling
• singed
• red-hot
• piping hot
• incinerated
• scalding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extinguished
• dead
• choked
• smothered
• damped
• quenched
• stamped (out)
• snuffed (out)
• doused
• suffocated

lit

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adjective (2)

as in drunk

being under the influence of alcohol

Raucous singing could be heard coming from tents full of lit Oktoberfest revelers.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drunk
• fried
• drunken
• wet
• bombed
• plastered
• blind
• loaded
• wasted
• gassed
• impaired
• stewed
• potted
• smashed
• hammered
• tipsy
• blasted
• pickled
• ripped
• looped
• stoned
• soused
• tanked
• intoxicated
• under the influence
• oiled
• lit up
• crocked
• juiced
• inebriated
• sloshed
• under the weather
• boozy
• three sheets in the wind
• blitzed
• besotted
• stinking
• wiped out
• tight
• high
• squiffed
• inebriate
• canned
• sozzled
• cockeyed
• blotto
• stiff
• tiddly
• in the bag
• sottish
• pie-eyed
• alcoholic
• in one's cups
• strung out
• dissipated
• maudlin
• beery
• rocky
• stupefied
• befuddled
• dopey
• crapulous
• debauched
• bleary-eyed
• dissolute
• dipsomaniacal
• bibulous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straight
• dry
• sober
• temperate
• steady
• cool
• level
• abstemious
• abstinent
• teetotal
• clearheaded

lit

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verb (1)

variants or lighted

past tense of light

1

as in burned

to set (something) on fire

we lit the kindling before adding the heavier logs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burned
• ignited
• kindled
• scorched
• torched
• enkindled
• fired
• illumined
• illuminated
• inflamed
• baked
• cooked
• charred
• immolated
• brightened
• broiled
• relit
• ashed
• set off
• incinerated
• lightened
• cremated
• rekindled
• irradiated
• deflagrated
• seared
• radiated
• frizzled
• stoked
• reignited
• banked
• kilned
• scalded
• scathed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extinguished
• put out
• quenched
• choked
• smothered
• stamped (out)
• doused
• dimmed
• obscured
• snuffed (out)
• darkened
• blackened
• suffocated
• dulled

2

as in illumined

to supply with light

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• illumined
• illuminated
• brightened
• lightened
• bathed
• irradiated
• beaconed
• shone
• glowed
• illumed
• emblazed
• beat (down)
• highlighted
• ignited
• kindled
• beamed
• glistened
• gleamed
• radiated
• blazed
• incinerated
• blinded
• spotlighted
• dazzled
• haloed
• glittered
• glared
• burned
• floodlit
• flamed
• enhaloed
• fired
• dazed
• bedazzled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• darkened
• blackened
• dimmed
• obscured
• covered
• dulled
• veiled
• extinguished
• shrouded
• obfuscated
• quenched
• put out
• doused
• snuffed (out)

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verb (2)

variants or lighted

past tense of light

1

as in perched

to come to rest after descending from the air

the bird lit on the branch and began to sing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in descended

to come down from something (as a vehicle)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lit

Verb

However, the original system has limitations when objects are partially visible, distant, or captured in blurry or poorly lit images. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

Out of safety concerns — given that the arrays generate electricity whenever lit by the sun — the astronauts needed to wait for the space station to enter the shadow of Earth to see what could be done. — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026

In front of thousands of fans, a lit-up, smoke- and firework-spewing flying saucer known as the Mothership—a 1,500-pound aluminum-and-glass craft featuring a 241-pound landing ladder—descended onto the stage and out popped Clinton. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2026

Located on the seventh floor of the hotel, with views out across Vienna’s rooftops, it’s moodily lit with trailing ferns hanging from the ceiling. — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 5 Nov. 2026

In honor of the Sacramento Kings, the tree will be lit purple on all game nights. — Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Across the street, Chorus Karaoke Lounge has a clubbier feel, with a purple-and-blue-lit bar. — Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026

The brand, which turned 21 years old this year, brought Lagos Fashion Week to a close with a candle lit five-course meal, surrounded by an intimate crowd of celebrities, influencers, friends and industry leaders. — Ezreen Benissan, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026

So, Aaliyah humbled me, Patt lit a fire under me, and Ori broke my heart. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026

Phrases Containing lit

• lit up