alighted

Came to rest

Alighted is the past tense of alight, meaning to descend and settle after flight or to step down from a vehicle.

A bird alights on a branch; a passenger alights from a train.

The word also describes something that has caught fire or begun to glow: The candle set the curtains alighted.

Literary and somewhat old-fashioned in most uses.

disembarked

exited

Went out from

detrained · left · descended · platform · carriage · coach · passenger · station · stop · berth

landed

perched

Resting in place

descended · branch · windowsill · ledge · wire · fence · railing · bird · butterfly · bee

ignited

ablaze

Actively in flames

lit · illuminated · glowing · flickering · torch · candle · lamp · lantern · ember · spark

Categories
Opposites
vertical movement/disembarking

alightedmounted

Fixed in position

boarded · embarked · got on · ascended · climbed

flight/landing

alightedtook off

Departed or surged

lifted off · took flight · departed · ascended · launched

Phrases
Family

alight, alighting, alights

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G