Alight and Extinguished

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Alight adjective - Filled with much light.

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Extinguished is an antonym for alight.

Nearby Words: alighting, alighted

Extinguished adjective - Of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement.

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Alight is an antonym for extinguished.

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