Definitions

lit

[lit] / lɪt /

ADJECTIVE

illuminated

Synonyms

STRONG

burning lighted shining

WEAK

afire bright brilliant radiant resplendent

ADJECTIVE

intoxicated by alcohol

Synonyms

STRONGEST

stoned tipsy

STRONG

bashed befuddled buzzed crocked flushed flying fuddled glazed high inebriate inebriated laced muddled plastered potted sloshed stewed tanked totaled wasted

WEAK

boozed up feeling no pain groggy juiced liquored up seeing double three sheets to the wind tight under the influence under-the-table

Antonyms

STRONG

sober straight

Example Sentences

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Minutes after the tear, his phone lit up with a call.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Thousands of people fill the streets that surround it in lit, ecstatic union.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

“Take a good photo of each item you care about, well lit and well composed,” one friend suggested.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

This health news has lit a fire under you.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

It was hard to believe he would care, but his face lit.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows