COSTAR Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

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Definition of costar

as in actress

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Recent Examples of costar

Noun

Lark Voorhies is remembering her Saved by the Bell costar Dennis Haskins following his death at 75. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026 One such odd job was working at her future costar Hasan Minhaj’s café, Kolkata Chai Co, in the East Village. — Brianna J. Heath, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Verb

Merritt Wever, Matthew Maher, Bokeem Woodbine and singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers also costar in the movie. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 Ewan McGregor was excited to finally costar in a movie with Anne Hathaway. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for costar

Recent Examples of Synonyms for costar

Noun

That feature motivated the actress to approach Novig about taking an equity stake in the company, said Jacob Fortinsky, the company’s co-founder.

— Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
The narrative film jury was comprised of directors Cary Joji Fukunaga and Fernando Eimbcke, actress Ella Rumpf, producer Julie Billy and Walter Fasano, director, film editor and screenwriter.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of actress

Noun

And the pop star has been collecting some major co-signs along the way.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
In his first role following his military service, Song Kang (Sweet Home) stars as Kang Pi-o, the perfectionist grandson of a renowned maestro whose mother pushes him to be the very best.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of star

Verb

Critics and fanboy media thrashed Supergirl not just for its Guardians of the Galaxy touchstones, but also for aping Mad Max.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 29 June 2026
The track apes the softly anthemic approach of U2, Coldplay, and the National—until all of that elegant uplift topples like an overly ambitious wedding cake.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026

Definition of ape

Noun

For the young artist, drawing the adventures of the jet-setting starlet was the perfect assignment.

— Gaby Iori October 7, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
The 30-year-old former Disney star and pop starlet married the 27-year-old Italian rock singer in a civil ceremony Thursday at the town hall in Montalcino, Italy, per Vogue, which first shared details of their nuptials.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of starlet

Verb

OpenAI denied intentionally imitating Johansson’s voice and later withdrew the feature.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Then-Princess Elizabeth struggled to pronounce her own name as a toddler, and her grandfather, King George V, reportedly imitated her pronunciation.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of imitate

Noun

Pegg earns scholarship Hayden Pegg joined the UConn football program as a preferred walk-on in 2023.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Murray also had a connection with assistant quarterbacks coach Jordan Traylor, who was a walk-on at Texas A&M when Murray was a freshman.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of walk-on

Verb

Semaglutide, sold as Ozempic and Wegovy, is a synthetic peptide designed to mimic GLP-1, which helps regulate satiety.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
The future for national cinema is bleak under a potential Flávio Bolsonaro presidency, with the candidate vowing to mimic virtually all of his father’s policies—and tighten some even further.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

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