Brilliant and Gormless

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Brilliant adjective - Having or showing quickness of mind.

Usage example: a brilliant boy who left for college at the age of 16

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Gormless is an antonym for brilliant. (British)

Gormless adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.

Usage example: a comedy show that invariably portrays the British aristocracy as a bunch of gormless twits

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Brilliant is an antonym for gormless.

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Gormless and Brilliant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/brilliant/gormless

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