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shining, glowing in appearance adj.
sunny, clear (weather) adj.
intelligent adj.
hopeful, promising adj.
cheerful adj.
famous, outstanding adj.
vivid in color adj.

ADJECTIVE

shining, glowing in appearance

Synonyms

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blazing brilliant dazzling flashing glistening glittering golden intense luminous radiant shimmering shiny silvery sparkling sunny vivid

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ablaze aglow alight argent auroral beaming burning burnished coruscating effulgent fulgent fulgid glaring gleaming glossy illuminated illumined incandescent irradiated lambent light lighted limpid lustrous mirrorlike moonlit phosphorescent polished relucent resplendent scintillating sunlit twinkling

Antonyms

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cloudy dark dim dull gloomy

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black depressed depressing doleful dreary dusky horrible murky normal obscure pale pastel somber stupid threatening typical unaware unhappy unintelligent unpromising

ADJECTIVE

sunny, clear (weather)

Synonyms

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mild pleasant translucent

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clement cloudless fair favorable limpid lucid pellucid transparent unclouded

Antonyms

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black cloudy dark depressed depressing doleful dreary dull dusky gloomy horrible light murky normal obscure pale pastel somber stupid threatening typical unaware unhappy unintelligent unpromising

ADJECTIVE

intelligent

Synonyms

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brilliant sharp smart

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Einstein acute advanced alert astute aware brainy clear-headed clever discerning eggheaded having smarts ingenious inventive keen knowing precocious quick quick-witted whiz kid wide-awake

Antonyms

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dull slow stupid unintelligent unstylish

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black cloudy dark depressed depressing doleful dreary dusky gloomy horrible light murky normal obscure pale pastel somber threatening typical unaware unhappy unpromising

ADJECTIVE

hopeful, promising

Synonyms

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airy breezy excellent golden good rosy

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auspicious benign cheering encouraging favorable optimistic palmy propitious prosperous

Antonyms

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bad

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black cloudy dark depressed depressing doleful dreary dull dusky gloomy horrible light murky normal obscure pale pastel somber stupid threatening typical unaware unhappy unintelligent unpromising

ADJECTIVE

cheerful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

happy lively

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alert animated gay genial glad jolly joyful joyous keen lighthearted merry optimistic sanguine spirited sprightly vivacious

Antonyms

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black cloudy dark depressed depressing doleful dreary dull dusky gloomy horrible light murky normal obscure pale pastel somber stupid threatening typical unaware unhappy unintelligent unpromising

ADJECTIVE

famous, outstanding

Synonyms

STRONGEST

glorious splendid

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distinguished eminent illustrious magnificent prominent remarkable

Antonyms

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black cloudy dark depressed depressing doleful dreary dull dusky gloomy horrible light murky normal obscure pale pastel somber stupid threatening typical unaware unhappy unintelligent unpromising

ADJECTIVE

vivid in color

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brilliant clear colorful deep flashy fresh intense rich sharp

WEAK

brave colored gay glitzy hued psychedelic razzle-dazzle ruddy showy tinged tinted

Antonyms

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aboveboard bland boring calm dark dull ignorant indistinct kind lifeless low mild moderate plain stupid tasteless unintelligent

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black cloudy depressed depressing doleful dreary dusky gloomy horrible light murky normal obscure pale pastel somber threatening typical unaware unhappy unpromising

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brighter

Nasser, 50, sees brighter days ahead after the landmark turnout.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Will the next trip there be the start of a brighter future or mark the end of his tenure?

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Four games into the new World Cup cycle, that future may be brighter — and closer — than ever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

With potential good and bad so intertwined, it is hard to know if the technology will bring a brighter future or darker days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Maybe it was Jonah’s imagination, but the lights in the room seemed a bit brighter as well.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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