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Antonyms for BRIGHT
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
bright
Clever, as used in England, especially implies an aptitude for study or learning, and for excellent tho not preeminent mental achievement. The early New England usage as implying simple and weak good nature has largely affected the use of the word throughout the United States, where it has never been much in favor. Smart, indicating dashing ability, is now coming to have a suggestion of unscrupulousness, similar to that of the word sharp, which makes its use a doubtful compliment. The discriminating use of such words as able, gifted, talented, etc., is greatly preferable to an excessive use of the word clever. Compare ACUMEN; ASTUTE; POWER.
Antonyms:
awkward, bungling, clumsy, dull, foolish, idiotic, ignorant, senseless, slow, stupid, thick-headed, witlessSynonyms:
able, adroit, apt, capable, clever, dexterous, expert, gifted, happy, ingenious, intellectual, intelligent, keen, knowing, quick, quick-witted, sharp, skilful, smart, talented
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
brightadjective
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
"the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"
Antonyms:
unhappy, lacklustre, mat, matte, inglorious, unintelligent, dull, unfortunate, unpolished, colourless, matted, colorless, subdued, nonresonant, lustreless, flat, inauspicious, unreverberant, dark, lusterless, soft, stupid, matt, lacklusterSynonyms:
smart, hopeful, vivid, promising, shiny, undimmed, shining, brilliant, lustrous, burnishedbright, brilliant, vividadjective
having striking color
"bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage"
Antonyms:
colourless, mat, lusterless, dark, lustreless, matte, subdued, unfortunate, unreverberant, matt, stupid, lackluster, unintelligent, unpolished, unhappy, lacklustre, inglorious, matted, inauspicious, colorless, dull, soft, flat, nonresonantSynonyms:
shining, promising, hopeful, splendid, intense, smart, smart as a whip, lifelike, superb, brilliant, bright, lustrous, pictorial, burnished, brainy, graphic, vivid, magnificent, undimmed, glorious, shinybright, smartadjective
characterized by quickness and ease in learning
"some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average"
Antonyms:
matte, unintelligent, unreverberant, unhappy, nonresonant, subdued, colourless, dark, unpolished, dull, soft, matt, flat, mat, lustreless, stupid, inglorious, colorless, matted, lusterless, unfortunate, lacklustre, inauspicious, lacklusterSynonyms:
shining, promising, voguish, wise, smart, fresh, chic, brilliant, bright, lustrous, burnished, saucy, impertinent, vivid, sassy, hopeful, undimmed, overbold, impudent, shinybrightadjective
having lots of light either natural or artificial
"the room was bright and airy"; "a stage bright with spotlights"
Antonyms:
mat, inglorious, matte, nonresonant, unintelligent, subdued, dull, lustreless, matt, soft, lackluster, lacklustre, unhappy, inauspicious, unpolished, lusterless, flat, stupid, colourless, matted, dark, colorless, unreverberant, unfortunateSynonyms:
smart, hopeful, vivid, promising, shiny, undimmed, shining, brilliant, lustrous, burnishedbright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shinyadjective
made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
"bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents"
Antonyms:
lusterless, mat, dull, inglorious, subdued, dark, unfortunate, matted, unintelligent, matte, unreverberant, unhappy, lustreless, matt, lackluster, lacklustre, colorless, unpolished, stupid, soft, nonresonant, flat, colourless, inauspiciousSynonyms:
smart, hopeful, vivid, promising, glistening, shiny, undimmed, bright, glossy, shining, glazed, brilliant, lustrous, burnishedbrightadjective
splendid
"the bright stars of stage and screen"; "a bright moment in history"; "the bright pageantry of court"
Antonyms:
lackluster, lustreless, soft, unfortunate, unintelligent, colorless, unhappy, matte, unreverberant, matt, matted, flat, dark, subdued, nonresonant, lusterless, inglorious, dull, inauspicious, lacklustre, stupid, unpolished, colourless, matSynonyms:
smart, hopeful, vivid, promising, shiny, undimmed, shining, brilliant, lustrous, burnishedundimmed, brightadjective
not made dim or less bright
"undimmed headlights"; "surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed"
Antonyms:
matte, lustreless, inglorious, colorless, colourless, matt, mat, unreverberant, unfortunate, flat, nonresonant, unpolished, unintelligent, dull, unhappy, lusterless, lacklustre, soft, inauspicious, subdued, stupid, lackluster, dark, mattedSynonyms:
smart, hopeful, vivid, promising, shiny, undimmed, bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous, burnishedbright, brilliantadjective
clear and sharp and ringing
"the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets"
Antonyms:
inauspicious, lusterless, unreverberant, unfortunate, lustreless, flat, lacklustre, mat, unintelligent, subdued, lackluster, unpolished, colorless, dull, nonresonant, matted, dark, matte, matt, soft, inglorious, stupid, unhappy, colourlessSynonyms:
shining, promising, hopeful, splendid, smart, smart as a whip, superb, brilliant, bright, lustrous, burnished, brainy, vivid, magnificent, undimmed, glorious, shinybrightadjective
characterized by happiness or gladness
"bright faces"; "all the world seems bright and gay"
Antonyms:
unhappy, matted, lustreless, lusterless, unpolished, unfortunate, mat, subdued, nonresonant, soft, lacklustre, matte, dark, colourless, inauspicious, flat, lackluster, colorless, unreverberant, dull, stupid, matt, inglorious, unintelligentSynonyms:
smart, hopeful, vivid, promising, shiny, undimmed, shining, brilliant, lustrous, burnishedbright, hopeful, promisingadverb
full or promise
"had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway"
Antonyms:
unpolished, soft, unintelligent, unfortunate, matted, inglorious, stupid, lusterless, mat, dark, subdued, matte, matt, lackluster, dull, flat, inauspicious, colorless, unhappy, nonresonant, lacklustre, colourless, lustreless, unreverberantSynonyms:
smart, hopeful, vivid, promising, shiny, undimmed, bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous, burnishedbrilliantly, brightly, brightadverb
with brightness
"the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright"
Antonyms:
dull, subdued, unreverberant, unpolished, mat, unfortunate, lusterless, inglorious, lustreless, lackluster, unhappy, inauspicious, flat, colourless, stupid, lacklustre, colorless, matt, soft, nonresonant, matte, matted, unintelligent, darkSynonyms:
brilliantly, brightly, bright
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
brightadjective
Antonyms:
dull, lackluster, obscure, dim, opaque, murky, nebulous, dingy, tarnished, sulliedSynonyms:
luminous, gleaming, lustrous, radiant, resplendent, glistening, beaming, shimmering, phosphorescent, luciferous, luminiferous, argent, orient, dazzling, glowing, glittering, flashing, scintillating, sparkling, refulgent, effulgent, brilliant, vivid, glossy, fulgent, naif, lucent, glaring, garish, crystalline, intelligent, precocious, apt, acute, discerning, clever, smart, knowing, auspicious, propitious, illustrious, glorious
How to use BRIGHT in a sentence?
The best way to deal with (underage drinking) is to limit their exposure and not try to play with their content. the current language offers the commission a bright line standard to make those determinations.
It is so fitting that we are underneath this bright sun, because what we celebrate today is the light that Trinity has within, the eternal light that has not been extinguished.
If there is a bright side, it is that the world policymakers and health leaders have focused on this issue like never before, but we've got a long way to go.
Needham Co analyst Alex Henderson:
Security and Collaboration were definitely the bright spot. But I am really concerned about the switching and routing business. They are the company's biggest and important units.
The surface of the Antarctic ice sheet is very bright, and it reflects some 50-80 % of the sunlight that hits it. Where the ice sheet retreats and exposes the darker land surface underneath, this ground is much less reflective and so absorbs more sunlight, which warms it up.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#1640 | dark | |
#1700 | dead | |
#1766 | flat | |
#2052 | soft | |
#2901 | slow | |
#3217 | matt | |
#3757 | bright | |
#4775 | stupid | |
#6207 | mat | |
#12840 | unfortunate | |
#13293 | dull | |
#14073 | matte | |
#14572 | unhappy | |
#14614 | ignorant | |
#16072 | foolish | |
#17452 | awkward | |
#17805 | opaque | |
#18321 | muddy | |
#21855 | matted | |
#28776 | clumsy | |
#30789 | subdued | |
#35057 | senseless | |
#38606 | idiotic | |
#38890 | colorless | |
#51657 | lackluster | |
#58451 | sullen | |
#77536 | colourless | |
#80907 | dejected | |
#98357 | imbecile | |
#101823 | witless | |
#104497 | unintelligent | |
#108120 | bungling | |
#109339 | unpolished | |
#112303 | lacklustre | |
#137695 | inauspicious | |
#143026 | joyless | |
#157749 | inglorious | |
#176112 | cheerless | |
#261456 | nonresonant |
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