Synonyms for brilliant
ˈbrɪl yəntbril·liant

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1. brilliantadjective

   shining brightly

   the brilliant lights along the promenade

   Synonyms:
   exceptional, glorious, distinctive, striking, shining, wonderful, superb, brainy, glittering, ingenious, magnificent, splendid, marvelous, excellent, marvellous

2. brilliantadjective

   both light and saturated

   butterflies with brilliant blue wings

   Synonyms:
   distinctive, brainy, wonderful, marvellous, splendid, shining, magnificent, superb, ingenious, exceptional, glittering, striking, glorious, excellent, marvelous

3. brilliantadjective

   having a sharp, clear tone

   Synonyms:
   striking, brainy, splendid, excellent, superb, glorious, distinctive, marvellous, shining, glittering, marvelous, wonderful, exceptional, magnificent, ingenious

4. brilliantadjective

   of surpassing excellence

   The actor's performance in the play was simply brilliant.

   Synonyms:
   superb, glittering, brainy, excellent, shining, splendid, marvellous, glorious, wonderful, magnificent, ingenious, marvelous, distinctive, exceptional, striking

5. brilliantadjective

   magnificent or wonderful

   Synonyms:
   glorious, exceptional, glittering, marvelous, brainy, magnificent, marvellous, wonderful, splendid, striking, excellent, shining, superb, ingenious, distinctive

6. brilliantadjective

   highly intelligent

   She is a brilliant scientist.

   Synonyms:
   glittering, shining, exceptional, magnificent, superb, splendid, distinctive, excellent, brainy, wonderful, glorious, marvelous, marvellous, ingenious, striking

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1. brilliant

   Synonyms:
   bright, clear, crystalline, dazzling, gleaming, glowing, illumined, light, lucid, luminous, radiant, shining, transparent, white

   Antonyms:
   black, dark, dim, dismal, dusky, gloomy, murky, mysterious, obscure, opaque, sable, shadowy, shady, somber, swart, swarthy

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1. brilliant

   Synonyms:
   flashing, radiant, shining, lustrous, glorious, luminous, effulgent, beaming, sparkling

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1. brilliant, superbadjective

   of surpassing excellence

   "a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor"

   Synonyms:
   magnificent, superb, glorious, bright, smart as a whip, brainy, splendid, vivid

   Antonyms:
   unreverberant, stupid, unimpressive, colourless, inferior, dull, nonresonant, colorless, unintelligent

2. brainy, brilliant, smart as a whipadjective

   having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence

   "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem"

   Synonyms:
   magnificent, superb, glorious, bright, smart as a whip, brainy, splendid, vivid

   Antonyms:
   dull, inferior, unintelligent, unimpressive, nonresonant, unreverberant, colorless, colourless, stupid

3. brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendidadjective

   characterized by grandeur

   "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony"

   Synonyms:
   fantabulous, splendiferous, magnificent, excellent, resplendent, superb, first-class, glorious, bright, smart as a whip, brainy, splendid, vivid

   Antonyms:
   nonresonant, colorless, unintelligent, unimpressive, inferior, stupid, colourless, dull, unreverberant

4. bright, brilliant, vividadjective

   having striking color

   "bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage"

   Synonyms:
   shining, promising, hopeful, splendid, intense, smart, smart as a whip, lifelike, superb, bright, lustrous, pictorial, burnished, brainy, graphic, vivid, magnificent, undimmed, glorious, shiny

   Antonyms:
   inferior, unimpressive, colourless, unintelligent, stupid, unreverberant, dull, colorless, nonresonant

5. brilliantadjective

   full of light; shining intensely

   "a brilliant star"; "brilliant chandeliers"

   Synonyms:
   magnificent, superb, glorious, bright, smart as a whip, brainy, splendid, vivid

   Antonyms:
   colorless, unintelligent, inferior, nonresonant, colourless, stupid, unimpressive, dull, unreverberant

6. bright, brilliantadjective

   clear and sharp and ringing

   "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets"

   Synonyms:
   shining, promising, hopeful, splendid, smart, smart as a whip, superb, bright, lustrous, burnished, brainy, vivid, magnificent, undimmed, glorious, shiny

   Antonyms:
   unintelligent, unimpressive, stupid, nonresonant, unreverberant, inferior, colorless, colourless, dull

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1. brilliantadjective

   Synonyms:
   sparkling, glittering, splendid, lustrous, shining, bright, beaming, radiant, effulgent, refulgent, resplendent

2. brilliantadjective

   Synonyms:
   illustrious, glorious, celebrated, famous

3. brilliantnoun

   Synonyms:
   diamond (cut into facets)

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1. brilliantadjective

   Synonyms:
   sparkling, glittering, scintillating, dazzling, gleaming, glistening, flashing, splendid, glorious, signal, eminent, striking

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1. List of paraphrases for "brilliant":

   bright, shiny, gloss, glossy, glorious, brillantes, splendid, awesome, excellent, glittering, briiliant, sparkly, resplendent, high-gloss, shining, great, guanghui, lustrous, brilliantly, fantastic, wonderful, smart, magnificent, glowing, outstanding, distinguished, amazing, clever, terrific, stellar, sparkling

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1. Ryan Coogler:

   After his family released their statement, I realized that he was living with his illness the entire time I knew him. Because he was a caretaker, a leader, and a man of faith, dignity and pride, heshielded his collaborators from his suffering, he lived a beautiful life. And he made great art. Day after day, year after year. That was who he was. He was an epic firework display. I will tell stories about being there for some of the brilliant sparks till the end of my days. What an incredible mark hes left for us.

2. Benjamin Haydon:

   The explanation of the propensity of the English people to portrait painting is to be found in their relish for a Fact. Let a man do the grandest things, fight the greatest battles, or be distinguished by the most brilliant personal heroism, yet the English people would prefer his portrait to a painting of the great deed. The likeness they can judge of; his existence is a Fact. But the truth of the picture of his deeds they cannot judge of, for they have no imagination.

3. Michael Cohen:

   When I say conman, I'm talking about a man who declares himself brilliant but directed me to threaten his high school, his colleges and the College Board to never release his grades or SAT scores.

4. Oren Miron:

   In high school, a friend of mine was bullied, and he unfortunately took his life, he had such a brilliant future ahead of him, if he just made it two more years through high school.

5. J. Lawton Collins:

   No matter how brilliant a man may be, he will never engender confidence in his subordinates and associates if he lacks simple honesty and moral courage.