ACTRESS Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

actress

noun

Definition of actress

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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 In the settlement, the actress agreed to pay nearly $8,000 in monthly child support for their son, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital. — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 In the Mexican drama series Inside the Circle, four lifelong friends accidentally uncover a video that links a powerful government official to the unsolved death of an actress. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026 Elsinore supporting actress Billie Piper (Marquee Award); and The Invite supporting actor Seth Rogen (Spotlight Award). — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026 Warners took home 11 of those Oscars (six including Best Picture for One Battle After Another, four for Sinners, and supporting actress Amy Madigan’s win for Weapons). — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for actress

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The 10-part, half-hour format is the brainchild of German actor, comedian and YouTuber Torge Oerlich, known to his followers as Freshtorge.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Thousands of actors, directors, writers and producers signed a letter protesting the deal.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of actor

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That suggests that the filmmaker and performer is not on the general public’s radar in as big a way as the breathless media coverage suggests.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
Her crime was objecting, out loud, when another performer railed against Israel from a stage.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

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Mbappé did, however, post a video of himself cycling on social media over the weekend, days after his Real Madrid manager, José Mourinho, said that activity is one soccer players should avoid.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026
This has created an arms race in major college football that has turned off many fans, despite the benefit to players.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

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