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Antonyms for brilliant
ˈbrɪl yəntbril·liant
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term brilliant.
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brilliantadjective
shining brightly
the brilliant lights along the promenade
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exceptional, glorious, distinctive, striking, shining, wonderful, superb, brainy, glittering, ingenious, magnificent, splendid, marvelous, excellent, marvellousbrilliantadjective
both light and saturated
butterflies with brilliant blue wings
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distinctive, brainy, wonderful, marvellous, splendid, shining, magnificent, superb, ingenious, exceptional, glittering, striking, glorious, excellent, marvelousbrilliantadjective
having a sharp, clear tone
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striking, brainy, splendid, excellent, superb, glorious, distinctive, marvellous, shining, glittering, marvelous, wonderful, exceptional, magnificent, ingeniousbrilliantadjective
of surpassing excellence
The actor's performance in the play was simply brilliant.
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superb, glittering, brainy, excellent, shining, splendid, marvellous, glorious, wonderful, magnificent, ingenious, marvelous, distinctive, exceptional, strikingbrilliantadjective
magnificent or wonderful
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glorious, exceptional, glittering, marvelous, brainy, magnificent, marvellous, wonderful, splendid, striking, excellent, shining, superb, ingenious, distinctivebrilliantadjective
highly intelligent
She is a brilliant scientist.
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glittering, shining, exceptional, magnificent, superb, splendid, distinctive, excellent, brainy, wonderful, glorious, marvelous, marvellous, ingenious, striking
English Synonyms and Antonyms
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
brilliant, superbadjective
of surpassing excellence
"a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor"
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unreverberant, stupid, unimpressive, colourless, inferior, dull, nonresonant, colorless, unintelligentSynonyms:
magnificent, superb, glorious, bright, smart as a whip, brainy, splendid, vividbrainy, 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"
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dull, inferior, unintelligent, unimpressive, nonresonant, unreverberant, colorless, colourless, stupidSynonyms:
magnificent, superb, glorious, bright, smart as a whip, brainy, splendid, vividbrilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendidadjective
characterized by grandeur
"the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony"
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nonresonant, colorless, unintelligent, unimpressive, inferior, stupid, colourless, dull, unreverberantSynonyms:
fantabulous, splendiferous, magnificent, excellent, resplendent, superb, first-class, glorious, bright, smart as a whip, brainy, splendid, vividbright, brilliant, vividadjective
having striking color
"bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage"
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inferior, unimpressive, colourless, unintelligent, stupid, unreverberant, dull, colorless, nonresonantSynonyms:
shining, promising, hopeful, splendid, intense, smart, smart as a whip, lifelike, superb, bright, lustrous, pictorial, burnished, brainy, graphic, vivid, magnificent, undimmed, glorious, shinybrilliantadjective
full of light; shining intensely
"a brilliant star"; "brilliant chandeliers"
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colorless, unintelligent, inferior, nonresonant, colourless, stupid, unimpressive, dull, unreverberantSynonyms:
magnificent, superb, glorious, bright, smart as a whip, brainy, splendid, vividbright, brilliantadjective
clear and sharp and ringing
"the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets"
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unintelligent, unimpressive, stupid, nonresonant, unreverberant, inferior, colorless, colourless, dullSynonyms:
shining, promising, hopeful, splendid, smart, smart as a whip, superb, bright, lustrous, burnished, brainy, vivid, magnificent, undimmed, glorious, shiny
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
brilliantadjective
Synonyms:
sparkling, glittering, scintillating, dazzling, gleaming, glistening, flashing, splendid, glorious, signal, eminent, striking
Editors Contribution
dull, gloomy
How to use brilliant in a sentence?
Should we continue to look upwards Is the light we can see in the sky one of those which will presently be extinguished The ideal is terrifying to behold, lost as it is in the depths, small, isolated, a pin-point, brilliant but threatened on all sides by the dark forces that surround it nevertheless, no more in danger than a star in the jaws of the clouds. (Les Miserables)
I think he's a brilliant guy; he just says the wrong things sometimes.
A man should never despise himself, for brilliant success never attends on the man who is contemned by himself.
He lived the gang life, but he didn't stay there, sometimes when you can fly above the circumstances of your life, it produce envy and enmity and jealousy among those who have not learned how to fly, but Samuel Asghedom was more than a hip-hop artist. He was a voice and brilliant mind, and the spirit of God was in his life.
I'm running for the United States Senate to find commonsense solutions to the unique problems that are facing Washington families and our brilliant youth in this state, i'm a wife, I'm a mom, I'm a nurse, I'm a small business owner, I'm a military caregiver, and every day I'm talking to people in my community and this state that are struggling.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#271 | black | |
#1640 | dark | |
#4775 | stupid | |
#6035 | brilliant | |
#9389 | dim | |
#9735 | mysterious | |
#13293 | dull | |
#13380 | obscure | |
#15200 | inferior | |
#17229 | shady | |
#17805 | opaque | |
#20758 | sable | |
#28539 | dismal | |
#28701 | gloomy | |
#38136 | murky | |
#38689 | shadowy | |
#38890 | colorless | |
#45530 | dusky | |
#47762 | somber | |
#75558 | swart | |
#77536 | colourless | |
#88290 | unimpressive | |
#104497 | unintelligent | |
#109912 | swarthy | |
#261456 | nonresonant |
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