Brilliant
Brilliant adjective - Having or showing quickness of mind.
Usage example: a brilliant boy who left for college at the age of 16
Knowledgeable is a synonym for brilliant in ability topic. In some cases you can use "Knowledgeable" instead an adjective "Brilliant", when it comes to topics like very intelligent.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- alert and brilliant
- alert and knowledgeable
- knowing and brilliant
- knowing and knowledgeable
- sharp and brilliant
- sharp and knowledgeable
- smart and brilliant
- smart and knowledgeable
- bright and brilliant
- bright and knowledgeable
- profound and brilliant
- profound and knowledgeable
- intelligent and brilliant
- intelligent and knowledgeable
Both words in one sentence
- She's 30-year-old virgin and brilliant lab assistant who is socially awkward and overly yet adorably knowledgeable about superheroes.
Source: Adorkable / Live-Action TV - Brilliant, but Lazy: Vince seems to be at least knowledgeable to know that if people like Strata and Fear have powers there must be other people who have powers and even gives Strata and Fear ideas for a full frontal assault.
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Brilliant, but Lazy: From the second book onward, Mogget, though very knowledgeable and powerful, spends most of his time snoozing, rousing only to snark his "companions" or in life-and-death (or Life-and-Death) situations.
Source: Literature / Old Kingdom
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