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brilliant
adjective as in shining, glowing in appearance
Strongest matches
bright, dazzling, flashy, intense, luminous, radiant, scintillating, sparkling, vivid
Weak matches
ablaze, clinquant, coruscating, effulgent, fulgent, gleaming, glittering, glossy, incandescent, lambent, lucent, lustrous, refulgent, resplendent, showy
adjective as in famous, outstanding
Strongest matches
distinguished, excellent, exceptional, glorious, magnificent, splendid, superb
Weak matches
adjective as in very intelligent
Weak matches
Einstein, acute, brainy, clever, discerning, eggheaded, expert, genius, intellectual, knowing, knowledgeable, masterly, penetrating, profound, quick, quick-witted, whip, whiz kid
Example Sentences
"I had been on a placement here when I was a student and it was brilliant," Leah said of Dr Gray's.
From the journals Metcalfe has surmised that Vivien, herself a brilliant literary scholar and teacher, had willfully lived out her marriage under Blundy’s shadow, the dutiful handmaiden to a literary eminence.
The judges called the performance, which closed out the night, “absolutely brilliant.”
"They are brilliant and were absolutely great," she said.
Every morning, I had the privilege of sharing the desk with some of the most brilliant, passionate and entertaining voices in sports — and with all of you, the best fans in the world.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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