alighted
verbHow many syllables in alighted?
There are 3 syllables in the word alighted.How to pronounce alighted:
Definition of alighted:
- alighted (verb):
- to step out of a vehicle or off a horse
- to come down from something (such as a vehicle) such as
Synonyms for alighted:
descend
disembark
dismount
get down
get off
landed
lighted
lit
perched
roosted
settled
touched down
Antonyms for alighted:
appeared
arisen
arose
ascended
aspired
became airborne
become airborne
blasted off
came upwards
clambered up
climbed
climbed up
clomb
clumb
come upwards
conquered
emerged
escalated
flew
flew off
flew up
floated
floated up
flown
flown off
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