Synonyms of alighting

alighting

verb

present participle of alight

1

as in perching

to come to rest after descending from the air

a flock of eight swans circled above, then alighted on the pond

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perching
• landing
• roosting
• lighting
• settling
• touching down
• crash-landing
• belly-landing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• arising
• ascending
• climbing
• taking off
• flying
• floating
• gliding
• soaring
• hovering
• hanging
• blasting off
• winging
• planing

2

as in descending

to come down from something (as a vehicle)

as she alighted from the train, she momentarily lost her footing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• descending
• dismounting
• disembarking
• lighting
• getting down
• deplaning
• detraining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• embarking
• boarding
• mounting
• climbing (aboard)
• getting in
• entraining
• emplaning
• enplaning