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bright
adjective as in shining, glowing in appearance
Strongest matches
blazing, brilliant, dazzling, flashing, glistening, glittering, golden, intense, luminous, radiant, shimmering, shiny, silvery, sparkling, sunny, vivid
Weak matches
ablaze, aglow, alight, argent, auroral, beaming, burning, burnished, coruscating, effulgent, fulgent, fulgid, glaring, gleaming, glossy, illuminated, illumined, incandescent, irradiated, lambent, light, lighted, limpid, lustrous, mirrorlike, moonlit, phosphorescent, polished, relucent, resplendent, scintillating, sunlit, twinkling
adjective as in sunny, clear (weather)
adjective as in intelligent
Weak matches
acute, advanced, alert, astute, aware, brainy, clear-headed, clever, discerning, eggheaded, Einstein, having smarts, ingenious, inventive, keen, knowing, precocious, quick, quick-witted, whiz kid, wide-awake
adjective as in hopeful, promising
Weak matches
auspicious, benign, cheering, encouraging, favorable, optimistic, palmy, propitious, prosperous
adjective as in cheerful
adjective as in famous, outstanding
Weak matches
distinguished, eminent, illustrious, magnificent, prominent, remarkable
Example Sentences
Because neutrinos from FRBs are expected to be rare, detecting any will be challenging, and would probably require a particularly bright magnetar flare to be aimed directly at Earth.
Over the course of the next three movements, Beethoven tries to overcome a dark real-world fate with bright, major-key melodies — and keeps getting defeated.
Twenty-three years ago, a job at Art Van Furniture was a foothold for a brighter future.
Across a spectrum of professions from finance to entertainment, some of the brightest young minds use podcasts to stay sharp and informed.
So maybe Tenet is Nolan’s way of focusing us on those mysteries, of creating a 21st-century Sator square on a big, bright screen.
His peers remember him as a bright man who spoke softly and occasionally came across as a bit shy.
Despite the obvious ongoing problems with disease and access to basics, the future of Africa is bright.
How could the holidays be merry and bright without Holiday Lights?
If Kendrick Lamar is the future of rap, then the future is bright.
In his black suits, Hitchcock always looked odd in the bright California sun.
His nose was hooked and rather large, his eyes were blue, bright as steel, and set a trifle wide.
While Benjy sat contemplating this creature, and wondering what was to be the end of it all, a bright idea occurred to him.
"She used to be so well—so bright," said Angela, who also appeared to have the desire to say something kind and comfortable.
As the bright glow of a little cascade of sparks pierced the darkness, a voice in our rear called sharply: "Hands up!"
She turned her bright eyes, with their dilated pupils, slowly away from his, and looked down over the river.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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