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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'Brilliant'

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1. (adj) brilliant, superb
of surpassing excellence
Synonyms: magnificent, superb, glorious, bright, smart as a whip, brainy, splendid, brilliant, vivid
Antonyms: unreverberant, stupid, unimpressive, colourless, inferior, dull, nonresonant, colorless, unintelligent

2. (adj) brainy, brilliant, smart as a whip
having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
Synonyms: magnificent, superb, glorious, bright, smart as a whip, brainy, splendid, brilliant, vivid
Antonyms: dull, inferior, unintelligent, unimpressive, nonresonant, unreverberant, colorless, colourless, stupid

3. (adj) brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid
characterized by grandeur
Synonyms: fantabulous, splendiferous, magnificent, excellent, resplendent, superb, first-class, glorious, bright, smart as a whip, brainy, splendid, brilliant, vivid
Antonyms: nonresonant, colorless, unintelligent, unimpressive, inferior, stupid, colourless, dull, unreverberant

4. (adj) bright, brilliant, vivid
having striking color
Synonyms: shining, promising, hopeful, splendid, intense, smart, smart as a whip, lifelike, superb, brilliant, bright, lustrous, pictorial, burnished, brainy, graphic, vivid, magnificent, undimmed, glorious, shiny
Antonyms: inferior, unimpressive, colourless, unintelligent, stupid, unreverberant, dull, colorless, nonresonant

5. (adj) brilliant
full of light; shining intensely
Synonyms: magnificent, superb, glorious, bright, smart as a whip, brainy, splendid, vivid
Antonyms: colorless, unintelligent, inferior, nonresonant, colourless, stupid, unimpressive, dull, unreverberant

6. (adj) bright, brilliant
clear and sharp and ringing
Synonyms: shining, promising, hopeful, splendid, smart, smart as a whip, superb, brilliant, bright, lustrous, burnished, brainy, vivid, magnificent, undimmed, glorious, shiny
Antonyms: unintelligent, unimpressive, stupid, nonresonant, unreverberant, inferior, colorless, colourless, dull

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