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Synonyms for vivid

  • adjective

Most common

bright clear brilliant lucid graphic lifelike

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Bright — clear, detailed, or powerful

bright, clear, brilliant, colorful US, colourful UK, lucid, lively, rich, fresh, strong, active, dynamic, deep, glowing, resplendent, distinct, spirited, lustrous, vigorous, quick, radiant, animated, zippy informal

2. Graphic

graphic, lifelike, realistic, picturesque, pictorial

Other

intense, striking, expressive

Antonyms

cloudy, obscure, subtle

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Clear, detailed, or powerful.

  2. adj. 2

    Bright, intense, or colourful.

Related words

Word family
vividity vividly vividness

Example sentences

  • rich Even if I were rich, I wouldn't give money to him.
  • brilliant Even if it's not true, it's a brilliant invention.
  • dynamic It might change the dynamic of our relationship.
  • lucid Yanni was lucid and aware of what he was doing.
  • graphic He is a graphic designer for a video game company.
  • lifelike The robot was so lifelike that it was uncanny.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
vividrising
richrising
brilliantsteady
dynamicrising
lucidsteady
graphicrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
deep1, rich1
5 letters
clear1, quick1, fresh1, lucid2, zippy2
6 letters
strong1, active2, bright1, lively2
7 letters
intense2, dynamic3, graphic2, glowing2, radiant3
8 letters
distinct2, striking2, animated4, colorful3, spirited3, vigorous3, lifelike2, lustrous2
9 letters
brilliant2, realistic4, colourful, pictorial4
10 letters
expressive3
11 letters
picturesque3, resplendent3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lucid2 = 2 syllables).