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 The actress and her husband enjoyed a tennis match for their first outing in months. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 11 July 2026 Count Binface vows to build one affordable home, rename London Bridge the Phoebe Waller Bridge, after the noted actress. — Scott Simon, NPR, 11 July 2026 The anthem is a passing of the torch from original voice actress Auli'i Cravalho to new star Catherine Laga'aia, with a playful rap verse from Dwayne Johnson's Maui thrown in for good measure. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 10 July 2026 April brought a look at Lange on set, suggesting the actress could be playing her Murder House role of Constance Langdon. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for actress

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The Marty Supreme actor wore a sporty tracksuit with the team emblem and blue, white, and red panelling, plus a pair of oval sunglasses and silver sneakers.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 July 2026
The actor competed in the Penn Relays in 1988 as part of a 4x800 relay team.

— Eva Andersen, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of actor

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Van der Velden envisions Tilly not as a single fictional character but as a performer who could appear in anything from a costume drama to a monster movie to a music video.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Big Boo actress Lea DeLaria is a standup comedian with a long history as a Broadway performer.

— Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 11 July 2026

Definition of performer

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Luckily for all the parents who want to balance constant play with the occasional break from full-time entertainer duties, the CoComelon YouTube channel uploads new videos every week.

— Parents, Parents, 10 July 2026
Instead, Hargitay learned at age 30 that her bio-dad was Italian entertainer Nelson Sardelli — Giovanna Sardelli’s father — with whom Mansfield had a brief relationship while separated from Mickey Hargitay in the early 1960s.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 July 2026

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In his first international meeting with England, Messi had a pair of assists on two late-match daggers that pierced through the hearts of Three Lions’ players and supporters.

— Gavin Godfrey, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
The players were tired of critics referring to them as a rebuilding team.

— Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 16 July 2026

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