STARS Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

stars

noun

plural of star

as in galaxies

a ball-shaped gaseous celestial body that shines by its own light it's difficult to see the stars at night in the middle of the city because of all the streetlights

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as in principals

the person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show when the star of the school play came down with the flu on opening night, her understudy got to go on

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as in celebrities

a person who is widely known and usually much talked about the public's endless fascination with stars

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Recent Examples of stars The report singles out Japan, women’s competitions and homegrown stars as the areas most likely to draw competing bids. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Eight years after Crazy Rich Asians made history as the first film by a major Hollywood studio to feature an all-Asian cast, the movie’s stars are reprising their roles for a series heading to HBO. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026 Baywatch is, of course, the globally recognizable show about lifeguards patrolling the beaches of LA and Hawaii, which three decades ago made heroes of its stars and creators. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 The actor earned a best supporting Oscar nomination for his work in American Fiction and is known for his work as one of the stars of This is Us. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 And one of the beloved TV show’s unforgettable stars, Drea De Matteo, has managed to reinvent herself a few times. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 The shoes have been worn by Emily Blunt, Charlize Theron and Sarah Pidgeon, among other stars as of late. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 Many of these elements have been seen around infant stars before, notably in the system PDS 70, but not in unison. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2026 With the Ted prequel series off the air, Seth MacFarlane briefly didn’t have more TV shows than there are stars in the sky. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The Nobel committee said his work was instrumental to the construction of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica, which glimpsed the first high-energy neutrinos from faraway galaxies.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Halzen’s idea to use Antarctic ice as a giant detector helped create the IceCube observatory, which has captured high-energy neutrinos from distant galaxies and opened a new form of astronomy.

— Kostya Manenkov, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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Fellow cofounder Lawrence Lurhing bought him out and promoted longtime staffers Donald Johnson Montenegro and Lauren Wittels to principals.

— News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026
Carnegie Mellon University is coming to Miami with the launch of a new campus in Wynwood, backed by billions in support from hedge fund executive and philanthropist Ken Griffin, the deal’s principals told the Miami Herald in an exclusive interview.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of principals

Noun

For all of this and more, multi-generational families, married couples celebrating milestone anniversaries, and celebrities looking for privacy and discretion flock here.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Chaos unfolds as 24 celebrities head to a lakeside cabin to compete in a lineup of bonkers challenges.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of celebrities

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Reportedly, the finished cell retained over 90% of its initial efficiency after 569 hours of continuous, maximum-power operation under simulated suns.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
And this image has no shortage of suns, with twinkling stars speckling the entire cosmic landscape, diffraction spikes and all.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of suns

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The Liberty had a rough regular season in the WNBA, falling to eighth place despite having several women’s basketball headliners on the roster.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
For nearly a quarter-century, brothers Kurt and Kyle Busch were the headliners whenever NASCAR rolled into Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

— Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of headliners

Noun

The Justice Department also says Beijing is determined to sway American public opinion in its favor by cultivating relationships with political figures seen as having access to the levers of power.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Forty-five percent of adults 30 to 44 say the same; both figures have declined in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of figures

Noun

As evenings get darker, superstars continue to light up the area’s largest venues.

— Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
Among the steps the company has taken, CMLL partnered with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) to feature its superstars on its programming.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026