Alight

/əˈlaɪt/

Synonyms for "alight" (167 found)

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Closest matches (34)

Strong matches (50)

Related words (83)

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6 relation types

More general

11 entries
burncome downdescenddescriptive adjectiveemotive adjectivefallgo downlandmotionset downstate adjective

More specific

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Collocations

11 entries
alight with excitementalight with flamesbe alightbranchhouse alightlandingperchsurfacetreewindows alightwindowsill

Inflections

5 entries
alightedalightingalightsmore alightmost alight

Derivations

4 entries

similar

2 entries

Translations

12 translations across 9 languages.

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Bulgarian

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  • кацам verb (of something aloft: to descend and settle — see also land, lodge, rest, stop)

Finnish

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  • asettua verb (of something aloft: to descend and settle — see also land, lodge, rest, stop)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • leszáll verb (of something aloft: to descend and settle — see also land, lodge, rest, stop)
  • rászáll verb (of something aloft: to descend and settle — see also land, lodge, rest, stop)

Irish

1 entries
  • tuirling verb (of something aloft: to descend and settle — see also land, lodge, rest, stop)

Māori

1 entries
  • tau verb (of something aloft: to descend and settle — see also land, lodge, rest, stop)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • pousar verb (of something aloft: to descend and settle — see also land, lodge, rest, stop)

Russian

2 entries
  • приземли́ться verb (of something aloft: to descend and settle — see also land, lodge, rest, stop)
  • приземля́ться verb (of something aloft: to descend and settle — see also land, lodge, rest, stop)

Spanish

2 entries
  • aterrizar verb (of something aloft: to descend and settle — see also land, lodge, rest, stop)
  • posarse verb (of something aloft: to descend and settle — see also land, lodge, rest, stop)

Swedish

1 entries
  • slå ner sig verb (of something aloft: to descend and settle — see also land, lodge, rest, stop)

Sample sentences

39 total sentences available.

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She sets your world alight.

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His face was alight with joy.

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Red sky in morning; global warming. Red sky at night, reactor's alight.

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Please alight at the next stop.

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