COACTOR Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

coactor

noun

Definition of coactor

as in leading lady

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Noun

Off Campus’ leading lady Hannah Wells asks her hockey playing beau Garrett Graham in the second episode of the soap romance drama.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
Judd Apatow’s hit 2007 comedy about an unplanned pregnancy leading to unexpected romance almost had a different leading lady.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

Definition of leading lady

Noun

The Hollywood leading man before his death made his mark in such films as Jurassic Park, The Piano, Dead Calm and In the Mouth of Madness.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
Herro and Adebayo came together in the wake of social-media posts from Herro questioning Adebayo’s stature as a Heat leading man, in light of what Herro questioned in those posts as Adebayo’s offensive deficiencies.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2026

Definition of leading man

Noun

Agyepong shares the stage with costar Daniel Ezra for the majority of that time, a bare-bones set contained within a clear box.

— Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 16 July 2026
Chandler Kinney and Elle costar Gabrielle Policano visit the cast of Broadway’s Six in New York on July 13.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Definition of costar

Noun

After the category was discontinued in 2009, the SNL performers were made eligible in the general Comedy categories with hosts and walk-on performers eligible in Guest Actor/Actress.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Joel McHale made it to the ‘92-’93 University of Washington team as a walk-on, but never played in a game.

— Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

Definition of walk-on

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At halftime on the field of play at the New York New Jersey Stadium, megawatt stars including Madonna, Shakira, BTS, Burna Boy, and Justin Bieber will take to the stage, co-signing a handful of designers.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 16 July 2026
Fans suspected something was off when star and producer Blake Lively and costar-director Justin Baldoni abstained from doing joint press — or even being photographed together — during the film's promotional tour.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

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