ALIGHTED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

alighted

verb

variants also alit

past tense of alight

as in perched

to come to rest after descending from the air a flock of eight swans circled above, then alighted on the pond

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as in dismounted

to come down from something (as a vehicle) as she alighted from the train, she momentarily lost her footing

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Recent Examples of alighted BookTok’s preferences may skew toward familiar beats and blunt-force sensation, but in Harpman the hive mind has alighted on something more capacious and slippery. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 According to the latest available rail passenger statistics, a grand total of 76 people have alighted or boarded at Shippea Hill in the previous 12 months. — Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026 Most alighted in specially erected tent tunnels and, to the disappointment of the crowds of Swifties waiting in the 40°C heat, there were no sightings of the happy couple. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 11 July 2026 Its blockbuster Art Deco-at-100 show wrapped its run last month and attracted more than 500,000 visitors, while its Iris Van Herpen retrospective recently alighted at the Brooklyn Museum, further elaborating on centuries of Franco-American friendship and cultural exchange. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 May 2026 Four alighted on a paper towel dispenser. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026 In Frida Kahlo’s self-portrait from 1940, two gossamer lepidoptera have alighted on her head. — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2025 The Super Beetle, called the 1301, alighted in 1971 with a 60 hp, 1,585 cc engine. — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025 In the wake of such revelations, Jones needed to free his Temple from the threat of government interference and alighted upon Guyana as a new home. — Sarah Rex, JSTOR Daily, 20 Aug. 2025

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Teddy bears and trains, baseballs and dolls dance through the air into Santa's enormous sack, which sits at Santa's feet, or rather Harry's, who is perched high on the throne at the back of the float, magnificent in white whiskers and red velvet.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Every transformer on the grid—from the cylinders perched on utility lines to the big spiky devices at substations—trades voltage for current at a fixed ratio.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of perched

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Buck has long since dismounted from his high horse, but people who live in glass houses that are also occupied by Mike Darnell should probably be a bit more judicious when hucking rocks.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, the owner of the carriage involved in the fatal crash suspended the driver indefinitely and plans to retire the horse, according to union officials, who said the driver improperly dismounted to take a photograph of his passengers.

— Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026

Definition of dismounted

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But as the other two phases descended into disaster for USC (6-2, 3-2), its defense could only hold for so long.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Rather than entering a lower orbit and remaining there for several days before re-entry, the rocket stage may have descended immediately.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of descended

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Germany failed in its objective to capture Calais and Boulogne, the ports where British reinforcements disembarked, and the front settled down on a long north–south line from near Ostend in Belgium to the Swiss border.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
Wasson is unambiguous about the state of mind in which the young Capra disembarked in the New World.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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