| Adj. | 1. | brilliant - of surpassing excellence; "a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor"superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" | |
| 2. | brilliant - having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem"intelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question" | |
| 3. | brilliant - characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony"impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony" | |
| 4. | brilliant - having striking color; "bright greens"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage" | |
| 5. | brilliant - full of light; shining intensely; "a brilliant star"; "brilliant chandeliers"bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" | |
| 6. | brilliant - clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets"reverberant, ringing - having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected; "a reverberant room"; "the reverberant booms of cannon" | |