WIGHTS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

wights

noun

plural of wight

as in men

a member of the human race what unfortunate wight would be out and about in such foul weather?

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Recent Examples of wights Try brooklinen's down comfortable, available in three wights and named a winner in Real Simple's Sleep Awards 2025 or the Dream Brushed Cotton Sateen Comforter, a Pottery Barn bestseller now available in new colors. — Claire Peltier, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026

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Noun

America, whose Constitution was formulated by white men, struggled to live up to its founding ideals in the days of slavery and displacement of Native Americans.

— Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 July 2026
The Royals finished 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position (RISP) Thursday and left five men on base.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026

Definition of men

Noun

Wynonna, with help from her younger sister, the town’s sheriff and an infamous Wild West gunslinger, must save her hometown from demons and other supernatural creatures.

— Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Earth-friendly, conscientious gardeners learn to slow down and pay attention — not only to plants but to the many creatures that share the garden.

— Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026

Definition of creatures

Noun

This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.

— Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
While advocates for court reporters say humans can still do the job better than machines, the fact that many hearings occur without any official transcript at all has drawn concern from top state officials.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of humans

Noun

Nowhere has Hollywood left its mark quite like this desert town of 6,000 souls on the banks of the Rio Grande.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Spiritual progress requires fighting against the natural downward inclination of our souls—though fighting, oddly, is also the problem.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Definition of souls

Noun

Then, over time, evolutionary processes emerged that let these cells change and diversify into many different types, decorating a barren world with all manner of strange beings.

— Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026
Since the attraction’s opening, the only living beings in this portion were a lone seagull and maybe a stray sea critter or two.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

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