Lighter synonyms and antonyms

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cigarette-lighter
A small, handheld device for creating fire, especially for lighting cigarettes.
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softer
Gentle.
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cigar lighter
Mechanical igniter
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match (related)
(Sports) A game or contest in which two or more persons, animals, or teams oppose and compete with each other:
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pipe lighter
Mechanical igniter
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keel
(Nautical) The principal structural member of a boat or ship, running along the center of the hull from bow to stern, to which the ribs are attached.
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igniter
Any device that is used to ignite something, especially a fuel mixture, or a charge of explosive
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flatboat
A boxy, flat-bottomed boat used for carrying livestock, freight, and people on rivers.
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light
The pathway or route of such illumination to a person:
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ignitor
Alternative spelling of igniter.
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weaker
Lacking persuasiveness; unconvincing:
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fainter
Lacking clarity or distinctness:
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shorter
(--- popularly) Not diphthongized [the short a in “pan”]
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idler
Not employed or busy:
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clearer
Bright, not dark or obscured.
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cleaner
Having no obstructions, flaws, or roughnesses; clear; regular
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looser
(Informal) Relaxed; easy; unconstrained
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easier
Prosperous; well-off:
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richer
Made of or containing valuable materials:
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slighter
Small, weak, or gentle; not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe.
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thinner
Lacking force or substance; flimsy:
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sprier
Lively, active, and brisk; vigorous.
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spongier
Absorbent
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sleazier
Flimsy or thin in texture or substance; lacking firmness
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nimbler
Quick, clever, and acute in devising or understanding:
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flimsier
Lacking plausibility; unconvincing:
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defter
Skillful in a quick, sure, and easy way; dexterous
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sparser
The definition of sparse is a thinly spread or meager amount or supply.
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punier
Of inferior size, strength, or significance; weak:
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scantier
Narrow; small; close
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tinier
Very small; diminutive
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weer
Very small; tiny.
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sheerer
Very thin; transparent; diaphanous
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daintier
Delicious and choice
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frothier
Light; trifling; worthless
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airier
Having little or no substance; thin or immaterial:
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merrier
Brisk:
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livelier
Stimulating and invigorating:
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faster
Acquired quickly with little effort and sometimes unscrupulously:
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gentler
Not harsh or severe; mild and soft:
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paler
Feeble; weak:
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fairer
Just to all parties; equitable:
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darker (antonym)
Sullen or threatening:
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heavier (antonym)
Marked by or exhibiting weariness:
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dimmer (antonym)
Not bright; somewhat dark
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gloomier (antonym)
Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded.
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blacker (antonym)
Cheerless and depressing; gloomy:
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graver (antonym)
(--- Theol.) So evil as to cause spiritual death; mortal
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duskier (antonym)
Rather dark in color:
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greater (antonym)
Very big, large scale.
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larger (antonym)
Of great extent or amount
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weightier (antonym)
Having much weight; very heavy; ponderous
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brighter (related)
Clear; transparent.
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jauntier (related)
Lighthearted and merry; sprightly; perky
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happier (related)
Being especially well-adapted; felicitous:
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stronger (related)
Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
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zippo (related)
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ashtray (related)
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craft
Any of various hobbies in which things are made by hand, including painting, origami, scrapbooking, etc.
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denser (antonym)
Permitting little light to pass through, because of compactness of matter:
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boat (related)
A ship or submarine.
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hoy
A small sloop-rigged coasting ship.
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lighters (related)
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barge
A long, large, usually flatbottom boat for transporting freight that is generally unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft.
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flame
Brilliance or bright coloring
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Lighter Sentence Examples

  • It is slightly lighter than air.

  • Although they were the same shape, they were lighter, like comparing plastic beads to glass ones.

  • It was getting lighter and lighter, but the mist still hid distant objects.

  • The crowds were lighter than yesterday, due to the heavy snowfall making not only climbing difficult, but viewing a wet and laborious task.

  • The closing of the traffic made the labour of the slaves more severe, and led to the employment on the plantations of many who before had been engaged in domestic work; but the slavery of Brazil had always been lighter than that of the United States.

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