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Antonyms for brilliance
ˈbrɪl yənsbril·liance

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  1. glare, blaze, brilliancenoun

    a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted

    "a glare of sunlight"

    Synonyms:
    hell, grandeur, genius, blazing, glower, spotlight, splendor, limelight, magnificence, grandness, splendour, glare, public eye, blaze

  2. magnificence, brilliance, splendor, splendour, grandeur, grandnessnoun

    the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand

    "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"; "it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art"; "advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products"

    Synonyms:
    wideness, magnanimousness, immensity, richness, splendor, enormousness, sizeableness, luster, blaze, nobleness, magnificence, greatness, brilliancy, grandness, vastness, impressiveness, nobility, genius, splendour, lustre, grandeur, glare, importance, immenseness

  3. brilliance, geniusnoun

    unusual mental ability

    Synonyms:
    virtuoso, wizard, star, hotshot, brainiac, splendor, champion, glare, blaze, mavin, magnificence, wizardry, grandness, mastermind, superstar, ace, whiz, sensation, genius, splendour, maven, wiz, grandeur, adept, brain, flair, whizz

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  1. ignorance, inability, stupidity

    Submitted by anonymous on May 7, 2020  

How to use brilliance in a sentence?

  1. Harvey Fineberg:

    That's the brilliance of Kelvin Droegemeier, to elicit this kind of input and turn to the academics in the first place, they're genuinely trying to widen their aperture for advice, and I think so far it's working.

  2. World Rugby:

    Jonah's contribution to rugby cannot be overstated, he was the first superstar player and, through his sheer brilliance and love of the game, he brought much joy to the rugby family and took our sport to a new level of profile.

  3. Arabella Carter-Johnson:

    I'm hopeful for more improvements, one day, I want her to be able to get a job and live independently, and we will try our absolute best to make that happen. Autism doesn't have to be this grim diagnosis -- it's seeing the brilliance in differences and embracing those.

  4. Mickey Mehta:

    There is enough room in the sky to accommodate as many stars, to shine. Reach out there and spread the light of your talent, brilliance of your art and let this world be illumined, get MickeyMized.

  5. Tonia Simoncelli:

    Part of David Fajgenbaum brilliance is that David Fajgenbaum model can be turned into a series of steps.

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