Synonyms for scintillating
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Bright
bright, brilliant, glittering, sparkly, glittery, coruscant, glistering, scintillant, aglitter, fulgid, sparkling
2. Lively
Definitions
- adj. 1
That scintillates with brief flashes of light; sparkling.
They sank me into the ocean / Wishing me to remain in the depths. / I became a deep sea diver / And came up covered with scintillating pearls.
- adj. 2
Brilliantly or impressively clever, exciting, amusing or witty.
Related words
- Word family
- scintillatingly
- Phrases
- scintillating scotoma
Example sentences
- brilliant Even if it's not true, it's a brilliant invention.
- glittering The sea's surface is glittering in the sunlight.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| scintillating | rising | |
| brilliant | steady | |
| glittering | rising | |
| sparkly | rising | |
| glittery | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- bright1, lively2, frothy2, fulgid
- 7 letters
- sparkly2
- 8 letters
- glittery3, aglitter3
- 9 letters
- brilliant2, sparkling2, coruscant
- 10 letters
- glittering3, glistering
- 11 letters
- scintillant
- 12 letters
- effervescent4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lively2 = 2 syllables).