Dazzling
What it means
So bright, beautiful, or accomplished that it commands admiration.
Reach for it when giving emphatic praise to visual brilliance or outstanding performance
Her dazzling final routine brought the whole arena to its feet.
Words to choose between 6
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playful
Fits when beauty creates an immediate, almost shocking response
Careful The word may overstate a quietly excellent result and can also describe bad news.
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everyday
Fits when excellence or brightness needs a strong familiar word
Careful Brilliant can praise intelligence or a sound idea without the showy impact of dazzling.
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professional
Fits when scale and visual drama make the achievement exceptional
Careful A small precise performance can be dazzling without being spectacular in size.
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formal
Fits when very high quality needs confident but restrained praise
Careful Superb lacks the sense of brightness and astonishment that dazzling supplies.
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literary
Fits when sparkling surfaces or glamorous success are central
Careful Glittering can sound superficial when the praise is for substance or skill.
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literary
Fits when light, warmth, or visible happiness creates the appeal
Careful Radiant is gentler and does not naturally praise technical virtuosity.
Opposites 3
- dull
- lackluster
- mediocre
Common phrases 3
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dazzling display
The dancers created a dazzling display with ribbons and mirrors.
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dazzling smile
Her dazzling smile eased the nervous award recipient.
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dazzling performance
A dazzling performance closed the youth orchestra's season.
Word family 2
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Neskaya, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated