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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The Golden Eye Award honors actors and actresses who shape the current cinematic year while also ranking among the most significant performers of their generation.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
The actor describes the Marvel series as a Frankenstein tale about identity.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2026

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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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The film also revealed that Hargitay’s biological father was Nelson Sardelli, a former entertainer, and not Mickey Hargitay, the man who raised her and Mansfield’s second husband.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Beyoncé Knowles turned 45 on September 4, and to mark the occasion, the global superstar entertainer made an unusual birthday gift, of $2 million, not to herself but to the Studio Museum in Harlem.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of entertainer

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Instead of running the ball, Seattle put its faith in backup quarterback Drew Lock, who found Jaxon Smith-Njigba on a short route before the reigning offensive player of the year did the rest.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
Then, after kick-off, the players gathered with their arms around each other and stood still for the first 30 seconds.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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