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Bright

🔄 Synonyms of "Bright"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

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ardentFull of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm.
luridPruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex.
lucentEmitting light; shining, luminous.
lightnoun(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
auspiciousOf good omen; indicating future success.
lustrousAs if shining with a brilliant light; radiant.
gloriousExhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.
clearverbTransparent in colour.
lambentGlowing or luminous, but lacking heat.
luminousEmitting light; glowing brightly; shining.
vividnoun(of an image or color) Bright, intense, or colourful.
nitidBright; lustrous; shining.
intelligentnounOf high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
dazzlingnounExtremely bright, especially so as to blind the eyes temporarily; bright to the degree that dazzles.
fulgentShining brilliantly; radiant.
scintillating(figurative) Brilliantly or impressively clever, exciting, amusing or witty.
fulgidScintillant, coruscant; marked by fleeting flashes of radiant light.
brilliantnounHighly intelligent.
iridescent(not comparable) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.
radiantnounRadiating light and/or heat.
blazingnounOf tremendous intensity, heat (thermal energy) or fervor; white-hot.
happyverbHaving a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.
reverberantTending to reverberate.
beamingnounSmilingly happy; showing happy emotion.
refulgentResplendent, or shining brightly and radiantly.

↔️ Antonyms of "Bright"

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WordDefinition
dullverbBoring; not exciting or interesting.
dimnounNot bright or colorful.
dimmedmade dim or less bright

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bright"

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WordDefinition
shinynounReflecting light.
shiningverbEmitting light.
beamynounShowing or emitting rays of light; beaming; radiant; shining.
aglow(sometimes figurative) glowing; radiant
effulgent(literary, also figuratively) Radiant, resplendent, shining.
glowingverbThat glows or glow.
fulgentnounShining brilliantly; radiant.
refulgentResplendent, or shining brightly and radiantly.
luminousEmitting light; glowing brightly; shining.
lucentnounEmitting light; shining, luminous.
nitidBright; lustrous; shining.
lustrousAs if shining with a brilliant light; radiant.
brilliantHighly intelligent.
agleamGlowing with subdued light.
gleamingverbHaving a bright sheen.
glisteningnounThe appearance of something that glistens.
glarynounOf a dazzling lustre; glaring; bright; shining.
fulgidnounScintillant, coruscant; marked by fleeting flashes of radiant light.
bright as a new penny(simile) Synonym of bright as a button.
glisteringGlistening, glittering, gleaming, shining.

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