Bright and Direful

Opposite meaning words

Bright adjective - Pointing toward a happy outcome.

Usage example: all the signs are bright right now for an economic boom

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Direful is an antonym for bright.

Nearby Words: brighten, brightness, brightly

Direful adjective - Being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come.

Usage example: the stock market crash was the first direful indication of the dark days to come

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Bright is an antonym for direful.

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