not bright

ADJECTIVE

dull

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boring dim dumb simple slow sluggish stupid

STRONG

addled low shallow

WEAK

backward besotted brainless daffy daft dense dim-witted doltish feeble-minded half-baked ignorant imbecilic indolent insensate moronic numskulled obtuse scatterbrained simple-minded stolid thick unintellectual vacuous wearisome witless

Antonyms

STRONGEST

active bright cognizant exciting intelligent interesting smart

WEAK

clear eventful keen knifelike light lively luminous lustrous pointed quick sensitive serrated sharp vivacious witty

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not bright

"Supernovae are not bright enough to account for this," Ford says.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2025

Five-time Premier League winner Patrice Evra says the future at Manchester United is "not bright", with his old club having been "in a chaos" for more than a decade.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2024

The light from these stars is not bright enough to be detected individually, even by the most powerful telescopes.

From National Geographic ● Sep. 14, 2023

Despite revised data showing the 20-member bloc narrowly escaping a recession, its future prospects are not bright.

From Reuters ● Aug. 11, 2023

Everything is lit with glowing chandeliers and copious candles, so that the light is not bright but deep and warm and bubbling.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

not bright

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