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Synonyms for lighter
ˈlaɪ tərlighter

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  1. igniter, ignitor, lighternoun

    a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire

    Synonyms:
    igniter, hoy, ignitor, barge, flatboat, light

  2. lighter, light, igniter, ignitornoun

    a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires

    "do you have a light?"

    Synonyms:
    illumination, barge, igniter, lighting, lightness, sparkle, light source, brightness level, flatboat, hoy, spark, luminosity, visible radiation, luminousness, luminance, light, ignitor, brightness, twinkle, visible light

  3. barge, flatboat, hoy, lighterverb

    a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)

    Synonyms:
    hoy, igniter, barge, flatboat, light, ignitor

  4. lighterverb

    transport in a flatbottom boat

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  1. List of paraphrases for "lighter":

    paler, lighters, barge, barges, leaner, fainter, clearer, easier, softer, lesser

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How to use lighter in a sentence?

  1. Cato the Elder:

    Lighter is the wound foreseen.

  2. Gwendolyn Brooks:

    To be in love Is to touch with a lighter hand. In yourself you stretch, you are well.

  3. Unknown:

    If Today If you planted hope today In any hopeless heart If someone's burden was lighter Because you did your part, If you caused a laugh That chased some tears away If tonight your name is named When someone kneels to pray Then your day has been well spent.

  4. Anne McCartt:

    Smaller, lighter vehicles don’t afford as much crash protection as bigger, heavier vehicles.

  5. Horace:

    Patience makes lighter What sorrow may not heal.


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