ACTRESS Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

actress

noun

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a woman or girl who acts in a play, movie, etc. The versatile actress can seemingly play any role. The actresses in the musical vastly outperformed their male counterparts.

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Recent Examples of actress This Quince denim shirt is oversized, giving the same slouchy-not-sloppy vibe of the actress’. — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026 The latter competed at the festival and earned its star Charlotte Rampling the Volpi Cup for best actress. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 Lizzie and O’Neil also drifted apart as the actress continued touring with her theater company. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026 The actress ended up playing the eldest Brady daughter in 1996’s A Very Brady Sequel as well. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for actress

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The Lighthouse actor will also wear a watch from the same brand in The Batman Part II.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026
Born in Coatzacoalcos, in southern Mexico, the actor found her feet in her early 20s, in soap operas Un Nuevo Amanecer and Teresa, winning fans and a spate of awards.

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2026

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On a muggy Saturday afternoon in mid-August, tennis player Novak Djokovic appeared to vomit into a towel and called for a doctor to check his blood pressure before unexpectedly losing a second-round match in Cincinnati.

— Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
Still, his unwillingness to spend on the margins — in player development, infrastructure, or even to have his radio team travel with the club — left cracks that have only grown bigger over time as the Angels’ playoff drought has gotten longer.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

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