What is the opposite word of 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.

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. bright

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

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

Princeton’s WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brightadjective

   emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

   «the sun was bright and hot»; «a bright sunlit room»

   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

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

2. bright, brilliant, vividadjective

   having striking color

   «bright dress»; «brilliant tapestries»; «a bird with vivid plumage»

   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

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

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»

   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

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

4. brightadjective

   having lots of light either natural or artificial

   «the room was bright and airy»; «a stage bright with spotlights»

   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

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

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»

   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

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

6. brightadjective

   splendid

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

   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

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

7. undimmed, brightadjective

   not made dim or less bright

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

   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

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

8. bright, brilliantadjective

   clear and sharp and ringing

   «the bright sound of the trumpet section»; «the brilliant sound of the trumpets»

   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

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

9. brightadjective

   characterized by happiness or gladness

   «bright faces»; «all the world seems bright and gay»

   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

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

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»

    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

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

11. brilliantly, brightly, brightadverb

    with brightness

    «the stars shone brilliantly»; «the windows glowed jewel bright»

    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

    Synonyms:
    brilliantly, brightly

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1. brightadjective

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

   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

How to use bright in a sentence?

1. Ricardo Marques:

   At Budweiser, we have a long-standing tradition of decorating our local breweries across this country during the holidays, this season, we want to extend the holiday cheer with our limited-edition bottles and toast to a bright new year. The new red aluminum bottle isn’t the first special design the legacy beer maker has issued this year. In May, Anheuser-Busch InBev replaced the beer’s name with the word.

2. Erin Marino:

   Poinsettias prefer medium to bright indirect light. Keep them on a windowsill to give them the most amount of daylight possible, especially during the winter when the sun sets earlier, if your home lacks natural light, you can try placing your plant directly under a fluorescent lamp or plant grow light during the day.

3. Liu Ming:

   We use this oil because it gives the food a bright color and does not leave a strange smell or taste, we don’t know what will happen to our dishes if we change the oil.

4. Tim Becker:

   These kids have such a bright future in front of them, to have that prematurely taken away is extra tragic.

5. Jane Houlihan:

   Even in trace amounts, these contaminants can alter the developing brain and erode a child’s IQ, the impacts add up with each meal or snack a baby eats — especially when the levels are as high as Healthy Babies Bright Futures’ research and the subcommittee’s new report show.

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