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, brilliant, 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, brilliant, 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, brilliant, 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, brilliant, 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, brilliant, 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. Anthony Bourdain:

   From my privileged vantage point, I've encountered a lot of extraordinary people with exciting things to say. This is a chance to get those voices heard. We look forward to publishing an unusual mix of new authors, existing works, neglected or under-appreciated masterworks, and translations of people from elsewhere who we think are just too damned brilliant not to be available in English.

2. Sister Rose:

   A good movie will make us question the status quo, it will make us questions our behavior. It will ask us how we can help relieve the suffering that we may see ... humanity is such a brilliant subject.

3. Tom Hardy:

   I knew he was brilliant, but I never knew how brilliant until I saw that.

4. Kathy Bates:

   I can’t believe Jimmy’s gone. Working with him on ‘Misery’ was one of the most profound experiences of my career, when you watch his performance, his terror, it’s as though he’s watching a snake. Brilliant. So many memories flooding back today. Jimmy saying, ‘Let’s get the most hyper guy in Hollywood and make him stay in bed for 15 weeks.’ We were so excited when we got to shoot in the dining room. He was kind. Hilarious. He would have something insightfully funny to say right now. I’m bereft. Sending all my love to the Caan family.

5. Donald Trump:

   There's so many things that you can learn from it. Proverbs, the chapter, 'never bend to envy.' I've had that thing all of my life where people are bending to envy. Actually, it's an incredible book, so many things you can learn from the Bible and you can lead your life. I'm not just talking in terms of religion; I'm talking in terms of leading a life even beyond religion. There are so many brilliant things in the Bible, the Bible is special, the Bible -- the more you see it, the more you read it, the more incredible it is. I don't like to use this analogy, but like a great movie, a great, incredible movie. You'll see it once it will be good. You'll see it again. You can see it 20 times and every time you'll appreciate it more. The Bible is the most special thing.