Brilliant
Brilliant adjective - Giving off or reflecting much light.
Recognized and brilliant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Recognized" instead an adjective "Brilliant".
Recognized
Recognized adjective - Having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge.
Brilliant and recognized are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brilliant" instead an adjective "Recognized".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- It can be hard to see "Jabberwocky" as a brilliant bit of nonsense poetry when many of its Perfectly Cromulent Words (most famously "chortle" and "galumph") have since become recognized as real English words, and are no longer "nonsense".
Source: Seinfeld Is Unfunny / Literature - This particular one is lampshaded in a brilliant fashion by Moist's narration; he instantly recognized from Vetinari's tone and Exact Words ("you will never hear from me again") that he should file the door idea under "Deeply Suspicious".
Source: Hope Spot / Literature
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