Related Searches
on Ask.com
brilliant - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | brilliant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shining, glowing in appearance |
| Synonyms: | ablaze, bright, clinquant, dazzling, effulgent, flashy, fulgent, glittering, glossy, incandescent, intense, lambent, luminous, lustrous, radiant, refulgent, resplendent, scintillating, showy, sparkling, vivid, coruscating, gleaming, lucent |
| Antonyms: | dark, dull, dulled |
| Main Entry: | brilliant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | famous, outstanding |
| Synonyms: | celebrated, distinguished, eminent, excellent, exceptional, glorious, illustrious, magnificent, prominent, splendid, superb |
| Antonyms: | normal, typical |
| Main Entry: | brilliant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very intelligent |
| Synonyms: | accomplished, acute, astute, brainy, bright, clever, discerning, expert, genius, gifted, ingenious, intellectual, inventive, knowing, knowledgeable, masterly, penetrating, profound, quick, quick-witted, sharp, smart, talented, whip, whiz kid*, Einstein, eggheaded |
| Antonyms: | stupid, unaware, unintelligent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ace |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exhibiting expertise in some activity |
| Synonyms: | brilliant, champion, distinguished, excellent, expert, first-rate, great, master, outstanding, superb, virtuoso |
| Antonyms: | inept, unskilled |
| Main Entry: | august |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dignified, noble |
| Synonyms: | baronial, brilliant, eminent, exalted, glorious, grand, grandiose, high-minded, high-ranking, highfalutin', honorable, imposing, impressive, lofty, lordly, magnificent, majestic, monumental, pompous, regal, resplendent, stately, superb, venerable |
| Antonyms: | undignified |
| Main Entry: | brainy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intelligent |
| Synonyms: | bright, brilliant, clever, intellectual, sapient, smart |
| Main Entry: | clever |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bright, ingenious |
| Synonyms: | able, adept, adroit, alert, apt, astute, brainy, brilliant, cagey, canny, capable, competent, crackerjack*, cunning, deep, dexterous/dextrous, discerning, egghead*, expert, foxy*, gifted, good, handy, intelligent, inventive, keen, knowing, knowledgeable, many-sided, nimble, nobody's fool, pretty, pro, qualified, quick, quick on trigger, quick-witted, rational, resourceful, sagacious, savvy, sensible, sharp, shrewd, skilled, skillful, slick, sly, smart, sprightly, talented, versatile, wise, witty |
| Antonyms: | awkward, foolish, idiotic, ignorant, naive, senseless, stupid, unclever |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dazzling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | radiant |
| Synonyms: | beaming, bright, brilliant, flashy, glaring, glittering, ravishing, resplendent, sensational, shining, sparkling, splendid, stunning |
| Main Entry: | discerning |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | discriminating |
| Synonyms: | acute, astute, bright, brilliant, clever, critical, ingenious, insightful, intelligent, judicious, knowing, knowledgeable, penetrating, perceptive, perspicacious, piercing, sagacious, sage, sensitive, sharp, shrewd, subtle, wise, clear-sighted, gnostic, insighted, percipient |
| Antonyms: | neglectful, negligent, disregardful, overlooking, undiscerning, undiscriminating |
| Main Entry: | distinguished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | famous, outstanding |
| Synonyms: | acclaimed, aristocratic, big name*, brilliant, celebrated, conspicuous, dignified, eminent, especial, extraordinary, famed, foremost, glorious, great, honored, illustrious, imposing, marked, memorable, name, noble, nonpareil, notable, noted, noteworthy, peerless, prominent, remarkable, renowned, reputable, royal, salient, shining, signal, singular, special, stately, striking, superior, unforgettable, venerable, well-known, arresting, distingué, esteemed, highly regarded, talked of |
| Antonyms: | common, insignificant, ordinary, standard, unknown, unextraordinary |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | effulgent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | glowing, luminous |
| Synonyms: | beaming, blazing, bright, brilliant, dazzling, flaming, incandescent, lambent, lustrous, radiant, resplendent, shining, splendid, vivid, fluorescent, lucent |
| Main Entry: | expressive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | telling, revealing |
| Synonyms: | alive, articulate, artistic, brilliant, colorful, demonstrative, dramatic, eloquent, emphatic, energetic, forcible, graphic, indicative, ingenious, lively, masterly, meaningful, mobile, moving, passionate, pathetic, picturesque, poignant, pointed, pregnant, representative, responsive, showy, significant, silver-tongued*, spirited, stimulating, stirring, striking, strong, suggestive, sympathetic, tender, thoughtful, touching, understanding, vivid, warm, allusive, pictorial, revelatory |
| Antonyms: | expressionless, inexpressive, passive, undemonstrative |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | famous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | legendary, notable to many |
| Synonyms: | acclaimed, august, brilliant, celebrated, conspicuous, distinguished, elevated, eminent, exalted, excellent, extraordinary, foremost, glorious, grand, great, honored, illustrious, important, imposing, influential, leading, memorable, mighty, noble, noted, noteworthy, notorious, outstanding, peerless, powerful, preeminent, prominent, recognized, remarkable, renowned, reputable, signal, splendid, well-known, applauded, in limelight, in spotlight, lionized, much-publicized, of note, talked about |
| Notes: | famous means widely known, renowned, and esteemed while infamous means having an exceedingly bad reputation, notorious |
| Antonyms: | inconspicuous, obscure, unknown, unnotable, unremarkable |
| Main Entry: | flamboyant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extravagant, theatrical |
| Synonyms: | baroque, bombastic, brilliant, camp, chichi*, colorful, dashing, dazzling, elaborate, exciting, flaky*, flaming, flashy, florid, gaudy, glamorous, jazzy*, luscious, luxuriant, ornate, ostentatious, pretentious, resplendent, rich, rococo, showy, splashy, sporty, gassy, peacockish, swank, swashbuckling |
| Antonyms: | calm, moderate, modest, restrained, tasteful, unflashy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gaudy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bright and vulgar |
| Synonyms: | blatant, brazen, brilliant, chichi*, chintzy, coarse, crude, flashy, flaunting, florid, garish, gay, glaring, gross, jazzy, loud, meretricious, obtrusive, ostentatious, pizzazz*, pretentious, raffish, ritzy, showy, snazzy, splashy, tasteless, tawdry, catchpenny, frou-frou, gussied up, kitschy, putting on the ritz, screaming, splendiferous, tinsel |
| Antonyms: | calm, drab, dull, modest, plain, refined, simple, sophisticated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gifted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | talented, intelligent |
| Synonyms: | able, accomplished, adroit, brilliant, capable, clever, expert, hot*, ingenious, mad, masterly, phenomenal, skilled, smart, class act, got it, have on the ball, have smarts, have the goods, hotshot, shining at |
| Antonyms: | dull, incapable, inept, unintelligent, untalented |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | glorious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adored, idiolized; divine |
| Synonyms: | august, beautiful, bright, brilliant, celebrated, dazzling, delightful, distinguished, effulgent, elevated, eminent, enjoyable, exalted, excellent, famed, famous, fine, gorgeous, grand, gratifying, great, heavenly, heroic, honored, illustrious, immortal, magnificent, majestic, marvelous, memorable, noble, notable, noted, pleasurable, preeminent, radiant, remarkable, renowned, resplendent, shining, splendid, sublime, superb, time-honored, triumphant, venerable, well-known, wonderful, esteemed |
| Antonyms: | atrocious, awful, bad, contemptible, disgraceful, shameful |
| Main Entry: | glossy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shiny |
| Synonyms: | bright, brilliant, glassy, glazed, lustrous, polished, silky, sleek, slick, smooth, burnished, chatoyant, gleaming, glistening, reflecting, silken |
| Antonyms: | drab, dull, mate, muted |
| Main Entry: | gorgeous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beautiful, magnificent |
| Synonyms: | attractive, bright, brilliant, colorful, dazzling, delightful, dream, elegant, enjoyable, exquisite, fine, flamboyant, foxy*, gaudy, glittering, glorious, good-looking, grand, handsome, imposing, impressive, knockout*, lavish, lovely, luxuriant, luxurious, opulent, ostentatious, pleasing, plush, ravishing, resplendent, showy, splendid, stunning, sublime, sumptuous, superb, beaut, centerfold, drop-dead, easy on the eyes, lulu, pulchritudinous, splendiferous |
| Antonyms: | homely, ugly, undesirable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | illustrious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | famous, prominent |
| Synonyms: | big league*, brilliant, celebrated, distinguished, eminent, exalted, famed, glorious, great, heavy, lofty, monster*, name*, noble, notable, noted, outstanding, remarkable, renowned, resplendent, signal, splendid, star, sublime, well-known, celeb, esteemed, superstar |
| Antonyms: | infamous, lowly, unimportant, unknown, unremarkable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
