Light synonyms

Chance on, beam of light, beacon, angle, vip, burn, bright, bleached, easy to carry, delicate, crumbly, easily digested, dainty, amusing, blithe, arrive at, and blunder on are all synonyms for light. Darkness and weight are antonyms of light. And here are 250 another word for light.

Another word for light

1. illumination

  • Beam of light
  • Blaze
  • Brightness
  • Brilliance
  • Day
  • Daylight hours
  • Daylight
  • Daytime
  • Dazzle
  • Effulgence
  • Electric light
  • Firelight
  • Fulguration
  • Gaslight
  • Glare
  • Gleam
  • Gleaming
  • Glow
  • Glowing
  • Illumination
  • Incandescence
  • Lambency
  • Lamplight
  • Light of day
  • Luminescence
  • Luminosity
  • Lustre
  • Moonlight
  • Natural light
  • Phosphorescence
  • Radiance
  • Ray of light
  • Refulgence
  • Shaft of light
  • Shining
  • Starlight
  • Sunlight
  • Hours of sunlight

2. lamp

  • Beacon
  • Candle
  • Flashlight
  • Floodlight
  • Headlamp
  • Headlight
  • Lamp
  • Lantern
  • Sidelight
  • Street light
  • Taper
  • Torch
  • Wall light
  • Standard lamp

3. aspect

  • Angle
  • Appearance
  • Approach
  • Aspect
  • Awareness
  • Clarification
  • Complexion
  • Comprehension
  • Context
  • Elucidation
  • Enlightenment
  • Explanation
  • Guise
  • Hue
  • Illumination
  • Insight
  • Interpretation
  • Knowledge
  • Point of view
  • Slant
  • Standpoint
  • Understanding
  • Vantage point
  • Viewpoint
  • Edification

4. expert

  • VIP
  • Authority
  • Big gun
  • Big name
  • Big noise
  • Big shot
  • Bigwig
  • Celebrity
  • Dignitary
  • Expert
  • Guiding light
  • Guru
  • Leader
  • Leading light
  • Luminary
  • Master
  • Public figure
  • Star
  • Worthy
  • Celeb

5. set alight

  • Burn
  • Fire
  • Ignite
  • Kindle
  • Put/set a match to
  • Set alight
  • Set burning
  • Set fire to
  • Set light to
  • Set on fire
  • Spark (off)
  • Start
  • Torch
  • Touch off
  • Enkindle

6. bright

  • Bright
  • Full of light
  • Sunny
  • Sunshiny
  • Undimmed
  • Well illuminated
  • Well lighted
  • Well lit
  • Brilliant

7. light-coloured

  • Bleached
  • Blonde
  • Faded
  • Faint
  • Fair
  • Flaxen
  • Golden
  • Light-coloured
  • Light-toned
  • Pale-coloured
  • Pale
  • Pastel-coloured
  • Pastel
  • Weak
  • Whitish
  • Yellow

8. easy to lift

  • Easy to carry
  • Easy to lift
  • Insubstantial
  • Lightweight
  • Not heavy
  • Portable
  • Transportable
  • Weighing very little
  • Weightless
  • Airy

9. flimsy

  • Delicate
  • Diaphanous
  • Flimsy
  • Floaty
  • Gauzy
  • Gossamer
  • Insubstantial
  • Lightweight
  • Sheer
  • Thin
  • Translucent
  • Transparent
  • See-through

10. friable

  • Crumbly
  • Easily dug
  • Friable
  • Loose
  • Not dense
  • Sandy
  • Workable
  • Porous

11. small

  • Easily digested
  • Frugal
  • Modest
  • Not heavy
  • Not large
  • Not rich
  • Scanty
  • Simple
  • Skimpy
  • Small
  • Digestible

12. gentle

  • Dainty
  • Delicate
  • Faint
  • Gentle
  • Graceful
  • Soft
  • Indistinct

13. entertaining

  • Amusing
  • Chucklesome
  • Diverting
  • Easily understood
  • Entertaining
  • Frivolous
  • Funny
  • Humorous
  • Light-hearted
  • Lightweight
  • Middle-of-the-road
  • Recreative
  • Superficial
  • Trivial
  • Undemanding
  • Unserious
  • Witty
  • Trifling

14. gentle

  • Blithe
  • Bouncy
  • Breezy
  • Bright
  • Bubbly
  • Buoyant
  • Carefree
  • Cheerful
  • Cheery
  • Dry
  • Easy-going
  • Ebullient
  • Free and easy
  • Gentle
  • Happy-go-lucky
  • Happy
  • Jaunty
  • Jolly
  • Light-hearted
  • Merry
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Optimistic
  • Playful
  • Positive
  • Slight
  • Sunny
  • Untroubled
  • Upbeat
  • Vivacious
  • Witty
  • Gay

15. come across

  • Arrive at
  • Blunder on
  • Chance on
  • Come across
  • Discover
  • Encounter
  • Find
  • Happen on
  • Hit on
  • Stumble on/across
  • Think of
  • Uncover
  • Come up with

Light synonyms statistics

The noun "light" has a variety of synonyms that differ in length. 4 synonyms with 3 letters, 13 synonyms with 4 letters, 27 synonyms with 5 letters, 37 synonyms with 6 letters, 19 synonyms with 7 letters, 34 synonyms with 8 letters, 25 synonyms with 9 letters, 22 synonyms with 10 letters, 18 synonyms with 11 letters, 14 synonyms with 12 letters, 11 synonyms with 13 letters, 4 synonyms with 14 letters, 4 synonyms with 15 letters, 1 synonym with 16 letters, and 1 synonym with 18 letters, for a total of 234 synonyms for light.

Light sentences

The light illuminated the room.

She turned on the light.

He carried a light backpack.

Light travels faster than sound.


Similar to light

Word Opposites Synonyms
Might Weakness, incapacity Strength, force
Brought Took, left. Carried, delivered
Malignant Benevolent, benign Spiteful, hostile
Fight Give in to, let out Brawl, come to blows
Obligation Freedom, choice Duty, commitment
Straightforward Complicated, difficult Uncomplicated, simple
Delighted Dismayed, disappointed Very pleased, glad
Sought Ignored, rejected Searched for, pursued
Slightly Very, greatly, significantly A little, a bit
Diligent Lazy, casual Industrious, hard-working
High-quality Inferior, substandard Superior, excellent
Thoughtful Vacant, superficial Pensive, thinking
Intelligent Stupid, non-rational Clever, bright
Right Wrong, unjust, inaccurate Just, fair
High Low-ranking, lowly Tall, lofty
Insight Unwise, dense Intuition, perception
Thought Ignorance, indifference Idea, notion
Delight Dismay, displease, disgust Please greatly, charm
Highlight Lowest, point nadir High point, high spot
Bright Dark, dull Shining, light