lit

Set on fire

Lit is the past tense of light—illuminated, ignited, or set on fire: She lit the candle.

The room was beautifully lit.

His cigarette was already lit.

A well-lit space has good lighting; a lit fuse is burning.

In slang, lit means drunk, high, or extremely exciting and fun: The party was lit.

I got lit last night.

This sense exploded in popularity in the 2010s and can describe both intoxication and general excitement.

illuminated

brightened

Made more luminous

spotlit · backlit · torchlit · candlelit · moonlit · sunlit · starlit · lamplit · highlighted · aglow

slang-exciting

fire

Combustion with flames

  • hypeExaggerated promotional fanfare
  • dopeSlang triple-threat term
  • sickUnwell or impressively cool

epic · poppin · turnt · bussin · slaps · goes hard · banging · wild · crazy · insane

intoxicated

drunk

Impaired by alcohol

hammered · wasted · sloshed · plastered · sozzled · blotto · soused · loaded · smashed · tanked

ignited

fire

Combustion with flames

  • flameBurning gas made visible
  • burnDamage by heat
  • igniteStart burning something

kindle · torch · candle · match · wick · embers · blaze · flicker · smolder · spark

Categories
Opposites
illumination

litdark

Absence of light

unlit · unlighted · darkened · dim · shadowy

fire/ignition

litextinguished

Made to stop burning

unlit · out · doused · snuffed · quenched

intoxication (slang)

litsober

Free from intoxication

clearheaded · straight · clean · lucid · clear-eyed

Phrases
Family

literature, literal, literary, literate, literacy, literally, illiterate, obliterate, literati

Familiarity
Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG