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adjective (1)

variants or lighted
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1
as in illuminated
filled with much light the coat room was just lit well enough for us to identify our jackets

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2
as in burning
being on fire some lighted torches lined the path to the shrine

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lit

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adjective (2)

as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol Raucous singing could be heard coming from tents full of lit Oktoberfest revelers.

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lit

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verb (1)

variants or lighted
past tense of light
1
as in burned
to set (something) on fire we lit the kindling before adding the heavier logs

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as in illumined
to supply with light the lights from the TV cameras will light this room as though it were high noon

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verb (2)

variants or lighted
past tense of light
1
as in perched
to come to rest after descending from the air the bird lit on the branch and began to sing

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as in descended
to come down from something (as a vehicle) he hurriedly lighted from the bus and started walking up the street

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Recent Examples of lit
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At one point the Gironde blaze created a black thundercloud, electrified and lit from within, that generated lightning, violent winds and new fires beyond the original front. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 It’s dimly lit by oil lamps with polished wooden tables and a sturdy oak bar that runs along the back. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Adjacent to the pool and up a set of stairs, the brilliant, elusive, and unusual space offers an even better view of the city skyline, and becomes dimly-lit as the night comes. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026 But his mere presence in Santa Clara has clearly lit a fire under Green’s rear end. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 Deer Park’s screen is just a standard rectangle, lit by a single laser digital projector that can’t display the film’s full aspect ratio. — Lane Brown, Vulture, 25 July 2026 Prosecutors alleged Stout lit a car on fire near popular swimming spots and pushed the burning vehicle down a 60-foot embankment in Upper Bidwell Park east of Chico, where the Park Fire started July 24, 2024. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 Much and possibly most is financed, off-balance sheet and not lit. — Yun Li, CNBC, 24 July 2026 The three-level home located near the Canal Saint Martin is brightly lit and beautifully furnished. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lit
  1. illuminated
  2. burning
  3. drunk
  4. burned
  5. illumined
  6. perched
  7. descended
  8. light
Adjective
  • The electronic sword is powered by a rechargeable USB-C port for both play and an illuminated shelf display.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • In addition to the new tenants, Younger Partners has been making improvements to the district’s landscaping and the illuminated ring at the intersection of Crockett Street and Currie Street.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
Definition of illuminated
Adjective
  • Prosecutors said some of the money was used for recruiting new members and purchasing Ku Klux Klan robes and materials for cross-burning ceremonies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
  • In the case of the cross-burning incident, there is no comparison to the Jussie Smollett case.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Definition of burning
Adjective
  • Civil lawsuit filed Gary Catronio’s daughter and her best friend were killed in 2013 by a drunk, wrong-way driver on the Sawgrass Expressway in Broward County.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Another, Jenny Racicot, said that, in 2021, Platner arrived at her house, drunk and uninvited.
    — Jasper Craven, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
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  • The sky burnt orange overnight into Monday in Sotillo de la Adrada, in Spain’s central-western province of Ávila.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • For nearly 50 years, illustrator and comic book creator Bill Sienkiewicz has burned, splattered and slashed his way across the page with his expressionist approach to visual storytelling.
    — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of burned
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  • Fantastic, illumined by periodic excursions into surrealism, as when the crew of a mysterious UFO boards a transpacific Kahuna Airlines jet midflight.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of illumined
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  • One major bonus is the huge heated pool, perched in the ideal location for views across the city and out into the countryside.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
  • On Thursday morning, fat bees perched on black-and-blue sage flowers, and doves loudly fluttered from fruit tree to fruit tree.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of perched
Verb
  • While pilgrims ascended the mountain, Mayo supporters descended en masse on Dublin for the final at Croke Park, splashing the county’s colours across the capital.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • That’s why, a day before the smoke plumes descended, Saxon was using zip ties to fasten an air quality sensor to the railing of a house in McKinley Park, the latest of 15 or so installations she’s done over the past few years.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Definition of descended
Adjective
  • Medical news of that kind is terrifying to receive, even if Cohen and her director, Alex Timbers, keep the mood light.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 July 2026
  • Inflatable construction has long been making lighter rooftop tents.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026
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“Lit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lit. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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