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

Matched Categories

1. • Device
   • Fuel
   • Transport

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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.