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 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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Star Matthew Rhys won best actor, Stephen Root won best supporting actor and Kate O'Flynn won best supporting actress.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
The freshman comedy dominated Monday’s Primetime Emmy Awards, taking home six statues, including one for history-maker Matthew Rhys, who became the first person to win Emmys in two lead actor categories in the same year.

— Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of actor

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Aidan Hutchinson, at this stage of his career, is a perennial 12-sack, 100-pressure performer when healthy.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Guo is considered the country’s most prominent performer of traditional xiangsheng, a form of Chinese comedic dialogue using word play and rhymes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of performer

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Documentaries then were about little violin players in Vienna — a bit slow.

— Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Recently, Edison led the fourth annual WNBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago, which boasted more than 30,000 fans, 35 partnership activations and more than 150 player and talent appearances.

— WWD Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

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