Synonyms for bright
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1. bright

   Clever, as used in England, especially implies an aptitude for study or learning, and for excellent tho not preeminent mental achievement. The early New England usage as implying simple and weak good nature has largely affected the use of the word throughout the United States, where it has never been much in favor. Smart, indicating dashing ability, is now coming to have a suggestion of unscrupulousness, similar to that of the word sharp, which makes its use a doubtful compliment. The discriminating use of such words as able, gifted, talented, etc., is greatly preferable to an excessive use of the word clever. Compare ACUMEN; ASTUTE; POWER.

   Synonyms:
   able, adroit, apt, capable, clever, dexterous, expert, gifted, happy, ingenious, intellectual, intelligent, keen, knowing, quick, quick-witted, sharp, skilful, smart, talented

   Antonyms:
   awkward, bungling, clumsy, dull, foolish, idiotic, ignorant, senseless, slow, stupid, thick-headed, witless

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1. bright

   Synonyms:
   shining, brilliant, burnished, luminous, lucid, sparkling, limpid, clever, happy, witty, joyous, cheerful, radiant

   Antonyms:
   opaque, dull, dead, muddy, stupid, slow, sullen, dejected, cheerless, joyless, imbecile

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1. brightadjective

   emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

   "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"

   Synonyms:
   smart, hopeful, vivid, promising, shiny, undimmed, shining, brilliant, lustrous, burnished

   Antonyms:
   unhappy, lacklustre, mat, matte, inglorious, unintelligent, dull, unfortunate, unpolished, colourless, matted, colorless, subdued, nonresonant, lustreless, flat, inauspicious, unreverberant, dark, lusterless, soft, stupid, matt, lackluster

2. bright, brilliant, vividadjective

   having striking color

   "bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage"

   Synonyms:
   shining, promising, hopeful, splendid, intense, smart, smart as a whip, lifelike, superb, brilliant, lustrous, pictorial, burnished, brainy, graphic, vivid, magnificent, undimmed, glorious, shiny

   Antonyms:
   colourless, mat, lusterless, dark, lustreless, matte, subdued, unfortunate, unreverberant, matt, stupid, lackluster, unintelligent, unpolished, unhappy, lacklustre, inglorious, matted, inauspicious, colorless, dull, soft, flat, nonresonant

3. bright, smartadjective

   characterized by quickness and ease in learning

   "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average"

   Synonyms:
   shining, promising, voguish, wise, smart, fresh, chic, brilliant, lustrous, burnished, saucy, impertinent, vivid, sassy, hopeful, undimmed, overbold, impudent, shiny

   Antonyms:
   matte, unintelligent, unreverberant, unhappy, nonresonant, subdued, colourless, dark, unpolished, dull, soft, matt, flat, mat, lustreless, stupid, inglorious, colorless, matted, lusterless, unfortunate, lacklustre, inauspicious, lackluster

4. brightadjective

   having lots of light either natural or artificial

   "the room was bright and airy"; "a stage bright with spotlights"

   Synonyms:
   smart, hopeful, vivid, promising, shiny, undimmed, shining, brilliant, lustrous, burnished

   Antonyms:
   mat, inglorious, matte, nonresonant, unintelligent, subdued, dull, lustreless, matt, soft, lackluster, lacklustre, unhappy, inauspicious, unpolished, lusterless, flat, stupid, colourless, matted, dark, colorless, unreverberant, unfortunate

5. bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shinyadjective

   made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow

   "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents"

   Synonyms:
   smart, hopeful, vivid, promising, glistening, shiny, undimmed, glossy, shining, glazed, brilliant, lustrous, burnished

   Antonyms:
   lusterless, mat, dull, inglorious, subdued, dark, unfortunate, matted, unintelligent, matte, unreverberant, unhappy, lustreless, matt, lackluster, lacklustre, colorless, unpolished, stupid, soft, nonresonant, flat, colourless, inauspicious

6. brightadjective

   splendid

   "the bright stars of stage and screen"; "a bright moment in history"; "the bright pageantry of court"

   Synonyms:
   smart, hopeful, vivid, promising, shiny, undimmed, shining, brilliant, lustrous, burnished

   Antonyms:
   lackluster, lustreless, soft, unfortunate, unintelligent, colorless, unhappy, matte, unreverberant, matt, matted, flat, dark, subdued, nonresonant, lusterless, inglorious, dull, inauspicious, lacklustre, stupid, unpolished, colourless, mat

7. undimmed, brightadjective

   not made dim or less bright

   "undimmed headlights"; "surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed"

   Synonyms:
   smart, hopeful, vivid, promising, shiny, undimmed, shining, brilliant, lustrous, burnished

   Antonyms:
   matte, lustreless, inglorious, colorless, colourless, matt, mat, unreverberant, unfortunate, flat, nonresonant, unpolished, unintelligent, dull, unhappy, lusterless, lacklustre, soft, inauspicious, subdued, stupid, lackluster, dark, matted

8. bright, brilliantadjective

   clear and sharp and ringing

   "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets"

   Synonyms:
   shining, promising, hopeful, splendid, smart, smart as a whip, superb, brilliant, lustrous, burnished, brainy, vivid, magnificent, undimmed, glorious, shiny

   Antonyms:
   inauspicious, lusterless, unreverberant, unfortunate, lustreless, flat, lacklustre, mat, unintelligent, subdued, lackluster, unpolished, colorless, dull, nonresonant, matted, dark, matte, matt, soft, inglorious, stupid, unhappy, colourless

9. brightadjective

   characterized by happiness or gladness

   "bright faces"; "all the world seems bright and gay"

   Synonyms:
   smart, hopeful, vivid, promising, shiny, undimmed, shining, brilliant, lustrous, burnished

   Antonyms:
   unhappy, matted, lustreless, lusterless, unpolished, unfortunate, mat, subdued, nonresonant, soft, lacklustre, matte, dark, colourless, inauspicious, flat, lackluster, colorless, unreverberant, dull, stupid, matt, inglorious, unintelligent

10. bright, hopeful, promisingadverb

    full or promise

    "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway"

    Synonyms:
    smart, hopeful, vivid, promising, shiny, undimmed, shining, brilliant, lustrous, burnished

    Antonyms:
    unpolished, soft, unintelligent, unfortunate, matted, inglorious, stupid, lusterless, mat, dark, subdued, matte, matt, lackluster, dull, flat, inauspicious, colorless, unhappy, nonresonant, lacklustre, colourless, lustreless, unreverberant

11. brilliantly, brightly, brightadverb

    with brightness

    "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright"

    Synonyms:
    brilliantly, brightly

    Antonyms:
    dull, subdued, unreverberant, unpolished, mat, unfortunate, lusterless, inglorious, lustreless, lackluster, unhappy, inauspicious, flat, colourless, stupid, lacklustre, colorless, matt, soft, nonresonant, matte, matted, unintelligent, dark

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1. brightadjective

   Synonyms:
   luminous, shining, resplendent, glowing, lustrous, beaming, gleaming, radiant, brilliant, effulgent, refulgent, splendid, beamy, silvery, argent

2. brightadjective

   Synonyms:
   clear, transparent, lucid, pellucid, limpid

3. brightadjective

   Synonyms:
   illustrious, glorious, famous

4. brightadjective

   Synonyms:
   acute, ingenious, discerning, keen, INTELLIGENT

5. brightadjective

   Synonyms:
   auspicious, promising, propitious

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1. brightadjective

   Synonyms:
   luminous, gleaming, lustrous, radiant, resplendent, glistening, beaming, shimmering, phosphorescent, luciferous, luminiferous, argent, orient, dazzling, glowing, glittering, flashing, scintillating, sparkling, refulgent, effulgent, brilliant, vivid, glossy, fulgent, naif, lucent, glaring, garish, crystalline, intelligent, precocious, apt, acute, discerning, clever, smart, knowing, auspicious, propitious, illustrious, glorious

   Antonyms:
   dull, lackluster, obscure, dim, opaque, murky, nebulous, dingy, tarnished, sullied

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1. List of paraphrases for "bright":

   brilliant, guangming, brillantes, gloss, brightness, glossy, shiny, luminous, smart, promising, intelligent, radiant, auburn, clever, light, high-gloss, shining, rosy, glowing, vif, glittering, brite, sunny, brighter

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1. List of known nicknames for "Bright":

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1. Izaiah Brockington:

   Cold-blooded, every single one of his shots was big-time because the offense was slow and he was really a bright spot for us. That shot he had going into half really gave us confidence, and we had all the energy in the world coming out in the second half.

2. Sam Pimm:

   I admire Dr. Carson very much, I agree with his policy stances, he's a very intelligent, bright man, but it's not in the cards that he's going to be the nominee of our party in 2016, i think Sen. Cruz has the best opportunity to win the nomination and get elected president.

3. Olusegun Obasanjo:

   What does a young man want? He wants the 'bright lights'. And why can't he have those bright lights and be a farmer? we have to make farming attractive. We have to make it glamorous.

4. Charlene Egbe:

   By opening back up bright and early, less than 24 hours after the local police department's failed scare tactic, we, at the Alaska Cannabis Club, have made it clear that the will of the people is stronger than any force they have — and we aren't going anywhere.

5. Greg McBride:

   There are not a lot of economic bright spots right now, but one is that with record low mortgage rates homeowners can refinance their mortgages and generate meaningful monthly savings. That savings can shore up their finances and they will end up pumping it back into the economy. Why would you dampen that ?