brilliant

Definition for brilliant

adjective as in shining, glowing in appearance

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bright, dazzling, flashy, intense, luminous, radiant, scintillating, sparkling, vivid

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ablaze, clinquant, coruscating, effulgent, fulgent, gleaming, glittering, glossy, incandescent, lambent, lucent, lustrous, refulgent, resplendent, showy

adjective as in famous, outstanding

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distinguished, excellent, exceptional, glorious, magnificent, splendid, superb

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celebrated, eminent, illustrious, prominent

adjective as in very intelligent

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accomplished, astute, bright, gifted, ingenious, inventive, sharp, smart, talented

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Einstein, acute, brainy, clever, discerning, eggheaded, expert, genius, intellectual, knowing, knowledgeable, masterly, penetrating, profound, quick, quick-witted, whip, whiz kid

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Trout looked odds on to score after breaking through just after the hour but a brilliant cover tackle from Field saved the home side.

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Rod's prediction: I was trying to be kind to West Ham here, but they have not looked brilliant so far.

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Essentially, Sanders hit the mute button on himself — which is what made the response so brilliant.

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Blake Snell gave that strategy a whirl in Game 1 of the National League wild-card series Tuesday, pitching a solid — sometimes brilliant —- seven innings.

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"She's so clever and brilliant and deep and funny and all of those things," Jones said of Wood.

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