bright

bright [adj1] shining, glowing in appearance ablaze, aglow, alight, argent, auroral, beaming, blazing, brilliant, burning, burnished, coruscating, dazzling, effulgent, flashing, fulgent, fulgid, glaring, gleaming, glistening, glittering, glossy, golden, illuminated, illumined, incandescent, intense, irradiated, lambent, light, lighted, limpid, luminous, lustrous, mirrorlike, moonlit, phosphorescent, polished, radiant, relucent, resplendent, scintillating, shimmering, shiny, silvery, sparkling, sunlit, sunny, twinkling, vivid; concept 617 —Ant. dark, dreary, dull, obscure, somber bright [adj2] sunny, clear (weather) clement, cloudless, fair, favorable, limpid, lucid, mild, pellucid, pleasant, translucent, transparent, unclouded; concept 525 —Ant. black, cloudy, dark, dreary, dusky, gloomy, murky bright [adj3] intelligent acute, advanced, alert, astute, aware, brainy, brilliant, clearheaded, clever, discerning, eggheaded*, Einstein*, having smarts*, ingenious, inventive, keen, knowing, precocious, quick, quickwitted, sharp, smart, whiz kid*, wide-awake; concept 402 —Ant. dull, stupid, unaware, unintelligent bright [adj4] hopeful, promising airy, auspicious, benign, breezy, cheering, encouraging, excellent, favorable, golden, good, optimistic, palmy, propitious, prosperous, rosy; concept 537 —Ant. depressing, horrible, threatening, unpromising bright [adj5] cheerful alert, animated, gay, genial, glad, happy, jolly, joyful, joyous, keen, lighthearted, lively, merry, optimistic, sanguine, spirited, sprightly, vivacious; concept 404 —Ant. depressed, depressing, doleful, dreary, gloomy, unhappy bright [adj6] famous, outstanding distinguished, eminent, glorious, illustrious, magnificent, prominent, remarkable, splendid; concept 568 —Ant. normal, typical bright [adj7] vivid in color brave, brilliant, clear, colored, colorful, deep, flashy, fresh, gay, glitzy*, hued, intense, psychedelic, razzledazzle, rich, ruddy, sharp, showy, tinged, tinted; concept 618 —Ant. light, pale, pastel