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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
Weak matches
adjective as in very intelligent
Weak matches
Einstein, acute, brainy, clever, discerning, eggheaded, expert, genius, intellectual, knowing, knowledgeable, masterly, penetrating, profound, quick, quick-witted, whip, whiz kid
Example Sentences
This period saw a brilliant revitalization by Roman writers and orators of older Greek rhetorical techniques; it was “tinged with a romanticism common to movements oriented toward the distant past.”
“Mamdani and his team,” she said, “have a brilliant sense of how the culture of attention is shifting.”
"It's a brilliant example of how Australian innovation can make a global impact in space science."
It is still very early, but Frank has made a brilliant start in turning around a squad that had been depleted in confidence, and I feel like there is lots more to come.
Josh and Chloe's relatives said they were "brilliant" parents who "would do anything" for their children, who were aged between four and 15 at the time of the deaths.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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