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. Muhammad Fawad:

   We sent our kids to this school because it is known for its high standards and quality of education.... My son was a brilliant student and even a few weeks back he was awarded a gold medal for his excellent midterm results. Yesterday we watched the news on TV and as five of our kids were studying there we got so worried and upset for the safety of our children, we were told that a bullet hit him from the back, tearing his heart. Asad was an outstanding student and wanted to be a pilot but his soul flew from his body before he could fly a plane.

2. Kevin McCarthy:

   Well, if she's so brilliant. Can she tell me where the science in the building changes between the House and the Senate?

3. Albert Einstein:

   Einstein was brilliant about space and time, it’s using brilliance about space and time generally in our agents.

4. Jebina Yasmin Islam:

   The Duke and Duchess have lost an amazing sister far too early... Sabina loved her family. The Duke and Duchess have lost The Duke and Duchess sister, my parents lost their daughter and my girls have lost such a brilliant, loving, caring auntie, this feels like The Duke and Duchess're stuck in a bad dream and The Duke and Duchess can't get out of it.

5. George Dennison Prentice:

   Memory is not so brilliant as hope, but it is more beautiful, and a thousand times as true.