brilliantly

In stunning fashion

Brilliantly means in a brilliant manner—with exceptional intelligence, skill, or vividness.

A plan that works brilliantly succeeds impressively.

Something brilliantly colored shines with intense light or saturation.

The word often intensifies praise: She played brilliantly, a brilliantly written novel.

In British usage, brilliantly can mean excellently in casual contexts: That worked out brilliantly.

skillful

expertly

With high proficiency

skillfully · proficiently · artfully · capably · adroitly · superbly · flawlessly · impeccably · consummately · accomplished

luminous

dazzling

Overwhelmingly bright or impressive

shimmering · sparkling · glittering · scintillating · lustrous · incandescent · effulgent · resplendent · blazing · beaming

intelligent

genius

Person of rare brilliance

  • prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
  • savantPerson of profound learning
  • eruditeProfoundly knowledgeable

astute · cerebral · intellectual · polymath · scholar · sage · clever · ingenious · perceptive · analytical

creative

inventive

Showing original thought

visionary · inspired · groundbreaking · ingenious · revolutionary · pioneering · unconventional · artistic · insightful · transformative

Categories
Opposites
light/luminosity

brilliantlydimly

With weak illumination

darkly · faintly · dully · gloomily · murkily

intellectual/creative performance

brilliantlystupidly

In a senseless manner

unintelligently · foolishly · idiotically · dimwittedly · obtusely

quality of execution/success

brilliantlypoorly

In an inferior way

badly · terribly · abysmally · awfully · incompetently

Phrases
Family

brilliant, brilliants, brilliantine

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G