BRILLIANTS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

brilliants

noun

plural of brilliant

as in jewels

a usually valuable stone cut and polished for ornament the diamond cutter set out an array of brilliants to show the various ways the diamond could be cut

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Recent Examples of brilliants The first hour is brilliants, razor sharp dialogue, top notch performances by Kidman and Cruise. — Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 24 Dec. 2025

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Noun

Especially since there are laptop deals still sitting around the internet like unclaimed jewels.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026
Whatever the truth, the Duchess of Windsor’s collection soon became legendary, as did her rules surrounding jewels.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of jewels

Noun

There are still some gems hidden among the endless tech and toy products — like Medicube’s current sale.

— Alexis Mikulski, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
But earlier this year, the Navy reservist and his friend shoveled a six-carat diamond from a field in Arkansas where he's found over 300 gems so far.

— LAURA TURBAY, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of gems

Noun

For scientists, the harder question has been how oxygen stayed abundant for millions of years afterward — long enough, as ancient rocks suggest, to set the stage for the emergence of increasingly complex life.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Over time, these rocks are fragmented and broken up into small mineral particles by plant roots forcing open cracks, or lichens secreting chemicals that dissolve rocks to release nutrients.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

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