Another word for alight | Synonyms for alight

Another word for alight

adjective

On fire:

ablaze, afire, aflame, burning, conflagrant, fiery, flaming. Idioms: in a blaze, in flames. See hot

verb

To come to rest on the ground:

land, light², set down, settle, touch down. See move

phrasal verb alight on or upon

(Archaic)

To find or meet by chance:

bump into, chance on (or upon), come across, come on (or upon), find, happen on (or upon), light on (or upon), run across, run into, stumble on (or upon), tumble on. Idiom: meet up with. See meet

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Alight during each service till Whitsuntide.
Prior to its construction, a school bus could only pass over it empty, necessitating the children to alight, walk, and rejoin their transportation of the far side.
These are scattered over the field and alight on other flowering wheat plants.
She climbed into the back of the Jeep, shooing Cynthia from having to alight to fold down the front seat.
Prince Andrew got out of the carriage, helped his little wife to alight, and let her pass into the house before him.

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