alight | Definition of alight

alight

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of alight

1 to come to rest after descending from the air

a flock of eight swans circled above, then alighted on the pond

Synonyms of alight

land, light, perch, roost, settle, touch down

Words Related to alight

belly-land, crash-land

Near Antonyms of alight

arise, ascend, climb, rise

float, fly, glide, plane, soar, wing

Antonyms of alight

blast off, take off

2 to come down from something (as a vehicle)

as she alighted from the train, she momentarily lost her footing

Synonyms of alight

descend, disembark, dismount, get down, light

Words Related to alight

deplane, detrain

Near Antonyms of alight

board, climb (aboard), get in, mount

enplane (also emplane), entrain

Antonyms of alight