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Synonyms for brilliant
ˈbrɪl yəntbril·liant
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Wiktionary
brilliantadjective
shining brightly
the brilliant lights along the promenade
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exceptional, glorious, distinctive, striking, shining, wonderful, superb, brainy, glittering, ingenious, magnificent, splendid, marvelous, excellent, marvellousbrilliantadjective
both light and saturated
butterflies with brilliant blue wings
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distinctive, brainy, wonderful, marvellous, splendid, shining, magnificent, superb, ingenious, exceptional, glittering, striking, glorious, excellent, marvelousbrilliantadjective
having a sharp, clear tone
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striking, brainy, splendid, excellent, superb, glorious, distinctive, marvellous, shining, glittering, marvelous, wonderful, exceptional, magnificent, ingeniousbrilliantadjective
of surpassing excellence
The actor's performance in the play was simply brilliant.
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superb, glittering, brainy, excellent, shining, splendid, marvellous, glorious, wonderful, magnificent, ingenious, marvelous, distinctive, exceptional, strikingbrilliantadjective
magnificent or wonderful
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glorious, exceptional, glittering, marvelous, brainy, magnificent, marvellous, wonderful, splendid, striking, excellent, shining, superb, ingenious, distinctivebrilliantadjective
highly intelligent
She is a brilliant scientist.
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glittering, shining, exceptional, magnificent, superb, splendid, distinctive, excellent, brainy, wonderful, glorious, marvelous, marvellous, ingenious, striking
English Synonyms and Antonyms
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
brilliant, superbadjective
of surpassing excellence
"a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor"
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magnificent, superb, glorious, bright, smart as a whip, brainy, splendid, vividAntonyms:
unreverberant, stupid, unimpressive, colourless, inferior, dull, nonresonant, colorless, unintelligentbrainy, brilliant, smart as a whipadjective
having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
"some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem"
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magnificent, superb, glorious, bright, smart as a whip, brainy, splendid, vividAntonyms:
dull, inferior, unintelligent, unimpressive, nonresonant, unreverberant, colorless, colourless, stupidbrilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendidadjective
characterized by grandeur
"the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony"
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fantabulous, splendiferous, magnificent, excellent, resplendent, superb, first-class, glorious, bright, smart as a whip, brainy, splendid, vividAntonyms:
nonresonant, colorless, unintelligent, unimpressive, inferior, stupid, colourless, dull, unreverberantbright, brilliant, vividadjective
having striking color
"bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage"
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shining, promising, hopeful, splendid, intense, smart, smart as a whip, lifelike, superb, bright, lustrous, pictorial, burnished, brainy, graphic, vivid, magnificent, undimmed, glorious, shinyAntonyms:
inferior, unimpressive, colourless, unintelligent, stupid, unreverberant, dull, colorless, nonresonantbrilliantadjective
full of light; shining intensely
"a brilliant star"; "brilliant chandeliers"
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magnificent, superb, glorious, bright, smart as a whip, brainy, splendid, vividAntonyms:
colorless, unintelligent, inferior, nonresonant, colourless, stupid, unimpressive, dull, unreverberantbright, brilliantadjective
clear and sharp and ringing
"the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets"
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shining, promising, hopeful, splendid, smart, smart as a whip, superb, bright, lustrous, burnished, brainy, vivid, magnificent, undimmed, glorious, shinyAntonyms:
unintelligent, unimpressive, stupid, nonresonant, unreverberant, inferior, colorless, colourless, dull
Dictionary of English Synonymes
brilliantadjective
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sparkling, glittering, splendid, lustrous, shining, bright, beaming, radiant, effulgent, refulgent, resplendentbrilliantadjective
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illustrious, glorious, celebrated, famousbrilliantnoun
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diamond (cut into facets)
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
brilliantadjective
Synonyms:
sparkling, glittering, scintillating, dazzling, gleaming, glistening, flashing, splendid, glorious, signal, eminent, striking
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "brilliant":
bright, shiny, gloss, glossy, glorious, brillantes, splendid, awesome, excellent, glittering, briiliant, sparkly, resplendent, high-gloss, shining, great, guanghui, lustrous, brilliantly, fantastic, wonderful, smart, magnificent, glowing, outstanding, distinguished, amazing, clever, terrific, stellar, sparkling
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#209 | great | |
#348 | white | |
#613 | light | |
#907 | clear | |
#1353 | excellent | |
#2207 | smart | |
#2430 | graphic | |
#2767 | wonderful | |
#2928 | amazing | |
#3490 | outstanding | |
#3757 | bright | |
#3887 | flashing | |
#4089 | fantastic | |
#4491 | awesome | |
#6035 | brilliant | |
#6385 | exceptional | |
#7174 | intense | |
#7377 | superb | |
#7379 | transparent | |
#7425 | distinguished | |
#8853 | striking | |
#9664 | magnificent | |
#9756 | promising | |
#10110 | distinctive | |
#10247 | clever | |
#10810 | vivid | |
#12056 | glorious | |
#12244 | terrific | |
#12379 | shining | |
#12764 | gloss | |
#13343 | shiny | |
#13678 | stellar | |
#13717 | glossy | |
#14219 | sparkling | |
#15331 | radiant | |
#15458 | splendid | |
#17640 | hopeful | |
#18433 | glowing | |
#18571 | pictorial | |
#19151 | marvelous | |
#20603 | luminous | |
#20791 | dazzling | |
#22357 | crystalline | |
#24803 | lucid | |
#26519 | brilliantly | |
#28297 | ingenious | |
#29587 | marvellous | |
#31555 | glittering | |
#35783 | gleaming | |
#39862 | lustrous | |
#43828 | lifelike | |
#46602 | beaming | |
#51677 | sparkly | |
#52276 | burnished | |
#59260 | brainy | |
#62172 | resplendent | |
#111878 | illumined | |
#114270 | fantabulous | |
#241176 | undimmed | |
#272496 | effulgent | |
#310247 | guanghui |
How to use brilliant in a sentence?
I didn't have my 'A' game this week, and to contend in a major with no game, really, I take the positive from that, i worked really hard to be in this situation with my game this week. Obviously didn't quite have it early, but did a brilliant job of hanging around.
It wasn't that Microsoft was so brilliant or clever in copying the Mac, it's that the Mac was a sitting duck for 10 years. That's Apple's problem: Their differentiation evaporated.
He was just a quiet, gentle soul, he was really smart -- a brilliant guy.
Monday, May 24, marks the two-year milestone of the disappearance of Jennifer Farber Dulos, an extraordinary woman, a devoted mother and daughter, a brilliant writer, a true friend, we are moved by the continued interest in Jennifer’s case and by the concern for her children and family, all of whom are thankfully healthy and well.
Samuelson said. Back in the 1800s when Chicago had under112,000 people, the pipeline helped keep residents safe against crime at nightby giving the city reliable light. Drawing from these pipes you could have a fixture in your house that would give reliable, brilliant light.
Translations for brilliant
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- متألقArabic
- брилянт, блестящ, великолепен, искрящ, яръкBulgarian
- clar, brillantCatalan, Valencian
- zářivýCzech
- strålendeDanish
- strahlend, genial, BrillantGerman
- geniaEsperanto
- brillanteSpanish
- برلیانPersian
- kirkas, nerokas, loistava, briljantti, säteileväFinnish
- brillantFrench
- ard-inçhynaghManx
- מבריקHebrew
- briliánsHungarian
- փայլունArmenian
- cemerlangIndonesian
- splendente, superlativo, sgargiante, eccezionale, squillante, geniale, luccicante, pietra preziosa, lucente, brillante, talentuoso, fantastico, gemma, di successo, meravigliosoItalian
- ブリリアントJapanese
- praeclarumLatin
- izcils, spilgts, spožsLatvian
- koeaMāori
- briljant, meesterlijk, geniaal, virtuoos, schitterend, stralendDutch
- strålende, lysende, genial, klar, enestående, storslagenNorwegian
- świetny, znakomity, genialny, błyszczącyPolish
- claro, brilhantePortuguese
- SclipitorRomanian
- великолепный, блестящий, сочный, хрустальный, сверкающий, бриллиант, блистательныйRussian
- begåvad, virtuosmässig, högt, mästerlig, gnistrande, storslagen, glänsande, genialisk, briljant, strålande, lysandeSwedish
- nidikVolapük
- בריליאַנטYiddish
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