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Synonyms for "alight" in English

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alight:
- ablaze; on fire; aflare; afire; alight; aflame
- climb down; alight; light; perch

English

Detailed Synonyms for alight in English

alight:

alight adj

alight

– lighted up by or as by fire or flame ¹
ablaze; on fire; aflare; afire; alight; aflame
– lighted up by or as by fire or flame ¹
- ablaze adj
  - forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning¹
- on fire adj
  - houses on fire¹
- aflare adj
  - a night aflare with fireworks¹
- afire adj
  - forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning¹
- alight adj
  - candles alight on the tables¹
- aflame adj
  - even the car's tires were aflame¹

alight verbe

alight

– come down ¹
to climb down; alight
– come down ¹
- climb down verbe (climbs down, climbed down, climbing down)
- alight verbe
  - the birds alighted¹
alight

– to come to rest, settle ¹
to light; to perch; alight
– to come to rest, settle ¹
- light verbe (lights, lit, lighting)
  - Misfortune lighted upon him¹
- perch verbe (perches, perched, perching)
- alight verbe

Alternate Synonyms for "alight":

ablaze; afire; aflame; aflare; blazing; burning; flaming; on fire; lighted; lit
light; perch; land; set down
climb down; descend; fall; go down; come down

Related Definitions for "alight":

lighted up by or as by fire or flame¹
- candles alight on the tables¹
come down¹
- the birds alighted¹
to come to rest, settle¹

Related Synonyms for alight

set alight

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