Antonyms 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

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

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

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

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"

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

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

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"

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

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

4. bright, brilliant, vividadjective

   having striking color

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

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

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

5. brilliantadjective

   full of light; shining intensely

   "a brilliant star"; "brilliant chandeliers"

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

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

6. bright, brilliantadjective

   clear and sharp and ringing

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

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

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

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1. brilliantadjective

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

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1. dull, gloomy

   Submitted by anonymous on January 24, 2021  

How to use Brilliant in a sentence?

1. Anna Wintour:

   I totally agree with that. Georgina is a brilliant designer and I don’t think she should be blamed for her husband’s behavior, i think it was a great gesture of support on Scarlett’s part to wear a dress like that, a beautiful dress like that, on such a public occasion.

2. Carol Burnett:

   I just felt so bad because we were doing this show, and she would come and rehearse and then leave and go to the hospital, she had to be suffering something awful, because they loved each other so much, but she didn't let it hinder coming to rehearsals or during the performance. And she was brilliant as always.

3. Nick Vallelonga wrote Green Book:

   I want to apologize. I spent my life trying to bring this story of overcoming differences and finding common ground to the screen, and I am incredibly sorry to everyone associated with' Green Book,' i especially deeply apologize to the brilliant and kind Mahershala Ali, and all members of the Muslim faith, for the hurt I have caused.

4. Former President George W. Bush:

   President Trump has made an outstanding decision in Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, brett is a brilliant jurist who has faithfully applied the Constitution and laws throughout his 12 years on the D.C. Circuit.

5. Wash Westmoreland:

   Richard was my soul mate, my collaborator, my life, a true artist and a brilliant man.

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