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brilliant
adjective as in shining, glowing in appearance
Strongest matches
bright, dazzling, flashy, intense, luminous, radiant, scintillating, sparkling, vivid
Weak matches
ablaze, clinquant, coruscating, effulgent, fulgent, gleaming, glittering, glossy, incandescent, lambent, lucent, lustrous, refulgent, resplendent, showy
adjective as in famous, outstanding
Strongest matches
distinguished, excellent, exceptional, glorious, magnificent, splendid, superb
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adjective as in very intelligent
Weak matches
acute, brainy, clever, discerning, eggheaded, Einstein, expert, genius, intellectual, knowing, knowledgeable, masterly, penetrating, profound, quick, quick-witted, whip, whiz kid
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Example Sentences
These were brilliant writers who were really great at keeping it to jokes.
His speeches, which he wrote himself, were frequently brilliant, even if they too often pointed backward instead of forward.
Sachin Tendulkar may be one of the most brilliant players in the sport, but he struggles to liven up his memoirs.
Both impart the experience of sitting with brilliant Cubans over a rum to debate the State of Cuban Intellectual Life.
Of course, you can read this just as a brilliant, subversive coda to a horror movie.
In the evening, St. Peter's and its accessories were illuminated—by far the most brilliant spectacle I ever saw.
Kum Kale has been a brilliant bit of work, though I fear we have lost nearly a quarter of our effectives.
Admiration for brilliant colours, for moving things, such as feathers, is common to the two.
But in August, 1805, the approaching war with Austria caused the Emperor to summon his most brilliant cavalry leader to his side.
As a brilliant conversationalist and well-versed political economist he has few rivals in his country.
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On this page you'll find 194 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to brilliant, such as: bright, dazzling, flashy, intense, luminous, and radiant.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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