bright

Examples

• All

• Learning to read opens the door to a brighter, better future.

• You have a bright future.

  Elemental (2023)

• Now, I personally think you have a very bright future ahead of you.

  Election (1999)

• He's got a bright future ahead.

  Abraham And Lincoln (2007)

• One can almost foresee a brighter future for the country.

• Welcome to the Job Corps, the start of your now-bright future.

  Big George Foreman (2023)

• With her reputation for being hard-working and professional, Selena seems headed for a bright future.

  Academic text (2011)

• Some believe pre-engineering courses have a bright future in the K-12 curriculum.

  Academic text (2008)

• At the Spanish Grand Prix, the American rookie Sonny Hayes had just signed a new contract, and his future looked very bright.

  F1 (2025)

• You have a bright future ahead of you filled with opportunities.

Synonyms

P

promising

vsbright

203 3.1

Showing signs of future success

emphasizes an outlook filled with hope and likely positive outcomes

H

hopeful

vsbright

46 1.0

Showing signs that a plan or project will be successful

focuses more on actual likelihood of success rather than just optimism

R

rosy

vsbright

26 3.2

Expecting good things in the future

stresses a real chance of success and hopeful positive results

P

prosperous

vsbright

• Archaic

3 5.1

A good sign that things will go well

is broader, meaning likely success or hope rather than specifically luck

B

brite

vsbright

• Informal

9.6

Likely to be successful in the future

is the standard, formal spelling and sense used in normal writing

Antonyms

B

bleak

68 4.7

Showing little hope or encouragement

D

dim

19 4.3

Not clear and hard to see or remember

Idioms

T

the bright side

48 2.8

A positive part of a hard situation that gives hope

L

to look on the bright side

• Informal

30 3.7

Try to find something positive in a bad situation

B

bright and early

• Informal

22 2.7

Very early in the morning

B

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

• Informal

3 7.4

Full of energy and ready to start the day

B

bright as a new penny

• UK

1 5.1

Very bright and shiny, like a new coin

A

as bright as Dick's hatband

• Archaic

9.9

Very bright in color and showy

A

as bright as the vernal sun

• Literature

8.9

Very cheerful and bright like the spring sun

Compounds

B

bright side

• Informal

91 3.4

A positive or hopeful part of a hard situation

B

bright red

26 1.0

A very strong red colour that is easy to see

B

bright yellow

12 1.0

A very strong yellow color that is easy to see

B

bright blue

8 1.0

A deep blue color that has a slight purple hint like a clear autumn sky

B

bright line

• Jargon

5 6.3

A clear, simple rule or limit used to make decisions, often in law

B

bright-red

1 1.0

A very bright red color like fresh raspberries

B

bright shiny object

• Informal

1 7.4

A new, flashy thing that attracts attention but has little real use

B

bright-line rule

• Jargon

1 7.8

A clear rule that tells people exactly what to do

B

bright shiny object syndrome

• Jargon

8.2

A habit of being easily distracted and leaving tasks for new ideas

B

bright sprog

• Slang

9.8

A clever child who learns quickly and thinks fast

M

meadow bright

• UK

9.7

A plant that grows in wet places with bright yellow flowers like buttercups

How Promising

bright

128 1.5

promising

203 3.1

doubtful

38 3.0

uncertain

149 2.8

hopeless

133 2.7

Surface Forms

Etymology