Synonyms of alights

alights

verb

present tense third-person singular of alight

1

as in perches

to come to rest after descending from the air

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perches
• lands
• lights
• settles
• roosts
• touches down
• crash-lands
• belly-lands

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• arises
• ascends
• wings
• climbs
• takes off
• planes
• flies
• soars
• floats
• glides
• hovers
• hangs
• blasts off

2

as in descends

to come down from something (as a vehicle)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• descends
• dismounts
• disembarks
• lights
• gets down
• deplanes
• detrains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• embarks
• boards
• mounts
• gets in
• climbs (aboard)
• entrains
• emplanes
• enplanes