CANDLELIGHT Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

candlelight

noun

ˈkan-dᵊl-ˌ(l)īt

as in night

a time or place of little or no light at candlelight carolers would gather in the village green before beginning their stroll

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Recent Examples of candlelight Some 1,000 people participated at the state Capitol’s annual candlelight vigil to remember the missing, support families and recommit to ending the violence causing such searing pain in California Indian Country. —

James C Ramos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026 Members of the class of 2026 organized a candlelight vigil to remember the victims on Monday, May 25. —

Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026 Plans were being made to hold a candlelight vigil Wednesday evening at Price Chopper, at the site of the shooting. —

Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026 Dozens of people attend a candlelight vigil in honor of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, 2026. —

Esme Murphy, CBS News, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for candlelight

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Vegas played much of the night without center William Karlsson, who was being checked out on the bench for an apparent upper-body injury.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
The episode, which introduces the central friend group and reveals Paul Baker’s (Jack Innanen) origin story, was screened as a surprise on Thursday night at the Tribeca Festival in New York.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 June 2026