Dazzling
adj.joyful, energeticwarm
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.
Choose between these
6- playful
when beauty creates an immediate, almost shocking response
not when The word may overstate a quietly excellent result and can also describe bad news.
- everyday
when excellence or brightness needs a strong familiar word
not when Brilliant can praise intelligence or a sound idea without the showy impact of dazzling.
- professional
when scale and visual drama make the achievement exceptional
not when A small precise performance can be dazzling without being spectacular in size.
- formal
when very high quality needs confident but restrained praise
not when Superb lacks the sense of brightness and astonishment that dazzling supplies.
- literary
when sparkling surfaces or glamorous success are central
not when Glittering can sound superficial when the praise is for substance or skill.
- literary
when light, warmth, or visible happiness creates the appeal
not when Radiant is gentler and does not naturally praise technical virtuosity.
Said against
3- dull
- lackluster
- mediocre
It naturally appears in
3- dazzling display
The dancers created a dazzling display with ribbons and mirrors.
- dazzling smile
Her dazzling smile eased the nervous award recipient.
- dazzling performance
A dazzling performance closed the youth orchestra's season.
The word family
2Where this comes from
- Wiktionary, English adjective, sense 2: extremely impressive or beautiful opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.