Synonyms of lighting into

lighting into

phrase

present participle of light into

1

as in attacking

to criticize harshly and usually publicly

She lit into the intern for deleting an important file.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacking
• slamming
• tying into
• jumping (on)
• sailing into
• scolding
• beating up on
• abusing
• insulting
• criticizing
• blasting
• scathing
• vituperating
• savaging
• assailing
• potshotting
• bashing
• cursing
• excoriating
• belaboring
• harassing
• trashing
• lambasting
• castigating
• lacing (into)
• lashing (out)
• berating
• reviling
• blaspheming
• reprimanding
• haranguing
• harrying
• putting down
• whipping
• imprecating
• blackguarding
• aspersing
• disparaging
• belittling
• affronting
• execrating
• slurring
• libelling
• profaning
• slandering
• vilifying
• chiding
• libeling
• fulminating
• chastising
• bad-mouthing
• traducing
• rebuking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praising
• commending
• complimenting
• hailing
• lauding
• acclaiming

2

as in diving (into)

to start work on energetically

We lit into the new project right away.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diving (into)
• having at
• wading (in or into)
• tearing into
• sailing into
• going at
• approaching
• tackling
• pitching into
• undertaking
• focusing (on)
• concentrating (on)
• addressing
• focussing (on)
• attacking
• falling (to)
• settling (down)
• buckling (down to)
• pursuing
• plunging (in)
• pitching in
• knuckling down (to)
• facing
• zeroing (in on)
• taking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoiding
• evading
• shunning
• fiddling (around)
• playing
• trifling
• lagging
• idling
• messing
• fooling
• puttering (around)
• poking
• pottering (around)
• monkeying (around)
• dawdling
• dallying
• dillydallying

3

as in raiding

to take sudden, violent action against

He lit into the punching bag as though it were his worst enemy.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacking
• raiding
• assaulting
• turning (on)
• storming
• descending (on or upon)
• flying at
• setting on
• going in (on)
• tearing into
• setting at
• jumping (on)
• pitching into
• setting upon
• rounding on
• striking
• going at
• pouncing (on or upon)
• beating up on
• robbing
• charging
• ambushing
• rushing
• invading
• swarming
• assailing
• ganging up (on)
• bushwhacking
• besetting
• sicking
• trashing
• banging away (at)
• siccing
• surprising
• flanking
• sacking
• bombing
• mobbing
• besieging
• surprizing
• mugging
• ambuscading
• blitzing
• waylaying
• looting
• bombarding
• battering
• nuking
• ravaging
• buffeting
• plundering
• cannonading
• bum-rushing
• plastering
• barraging
• pillaging
• beleaguering
• enveloping
• cannoning
• harrying
• pressing
• overrunning
• foraying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• covering
• defending
• securing
• guarding
• shielding