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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
acute, brainy, clever, discerning, eggheaded, Einstein, expert, genius, intellectual, knowing, knowledgeable, masterly, penetrating, profound, quick, quick-witted, whip, whiz kid
Example Sentences
“I say to the alleged perpetrator, ‘It doesn’t matter if you have done 50 brilliant things, if you have abused a child’.
But he also heaped praise on President Xi Jinping as a “brilliant” leader ruling with an “iron fist”.
Of the four composers, three are alive: Adams, Pärt and the young, brilliant Smith.
“He is the perfect person to help lead our global celebration of film with his brilliant humor, his love of movies and his live TV expertise.”
At its most brilliant and spectral, beauty helps us hold on.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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