Showing results for alighted. Search instead for alighanem.

alighted

VERB

land

Synonyms

STRONGEST

descend disembark get off perch touch down

STRONG

debark dismount light settle

WEAK

come down

Antonyms

STRONG

mount

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The face the London tube driver's gaze alighted on looked uncannily like his own.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

Here countless celebrities and industry titans alighted as they came, or returned, to L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

Not surprisingly, by the time that the couple alighted at the Astrodome in 1974, they were headed for divorce proceedings.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2024

Apparently, once we had left, the ravens had alighted together.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

Fyrian, Glerk, and the nearly unconscious Sorrow Eater alighted next to them.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill