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bright
adjective as in shining, glowing in appearance
Strongest matches
blazing, brilliant, dazzling, flashing, glistening, glittering, golden, intense, luminous, radiant, shimmering, shiny, silvery, sparkling, sunny, vivid
Weak matches
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
adjective as in sunny, clear (weather)
adjective as in intelligent
Weak matches
acute, advanced, alert, astute, aware, brainy, clear-headed, clever, discerning, eggheaded, Einstein, having smarts, ingenious, inventive, keen, knowing, precocious, quick, quick-witted, whiz kid, wide-awake
adjective as in hopeful, promising
Weak matches
auspicious, benign, cheering, encouraging, favorable, optimistic, palmy, propitious, prosperous
adjective as in cheerful
adjective as in famous, outstanding
Weak matches
distinguished, eminent, illustrious, magnificent, prominent, remarkable
Example Sentences
Carroll, a grandfather well into his third stint as an NFL head coach, said there was no question that the bright and knowledgeable McVay would excel.
Most of the fruit on the ground appeared untouched — bright green and good enough to eat.
“His bright smile, infectious laugh and kind heart made you want to be near him,” she wrote Sunday on Instagram.
Now Dobbins’ bright smile is guiding the Chargers through the storm.
As someone born in Saint-Marc, Haiti, who moved to the U.S. when she was 7, her platform now — and its potential for good, whether it’s escapism or speaking out — is a bright spot.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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