COSTAR Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of costar

as in actress

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Noun

The post even garnered a series of blue heart emojis from Troye Sivan, Kidman’s costar in the 2018 biographical drama Boy Erased. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 Hayden Panettiere is being remembered by her Nashville costar Charles Esten. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026

Verb

Ewan McGregor was excited to finally costar in a movie with Anne Hathaway. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 Thompson was married to costar Jerry Doyle from 1995 to 1997. — Jp Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for costar

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Noun

Now, as her family, friends and fans mourn, questions remain about what happened in the actress’ final hours before her death at age 36, far from home at an apartment in South Carolina.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Best actor, meanwhile, went to Adrian Văncică for You Don’t Belong Here, which comes with the same cash prize as best actress.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of actress

Noun

The one-time child star had spoken openly about navigating addiction and postpartum depression in her adult life, documenting those struggles as well as the painful loss of her brother in a memoir released this year.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
In the book, the star detailed her prolific and sometimes difficult career in show business; growing up under the harsh light of Hollywood; and the highs and lows of filming hit TV shows like Heroes and Nashville, and more.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of star

Verb

Critics and fanboy media thrashed Supergirl not just for its Guardians of the Galaxy touchstones, but also for aping Mad Max.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 29 June 2026
The track apes the softly anthemic approach of U2, Coldplay, and the National—until all of that elegant uplift topples like an overly ambitious wedding cake.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026

Definition of ape

Noun

In 2018, Kate Bosworth was slated to play the starlet in a film titled Tate, and Hilary Duff starred as the late actress in 2019’s The Haunting of Sharon Tate.

— Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Having entered the industry as a starlet in 2018, Willis had reached its apex in less than three years — and was already looking past the glass ceiling that separates adult performers from mainstream recognition.

— Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026

Definition of starlet

Verb

Under Kirby Smart, Georgia’s defense remains the modern prototype most of college football aims to imitate.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
For an industry watching this unfold, the lesson is not that scarcity marketing is a clever new tactic worth imitating everywhere.

— Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of imitate

Noun

Back in his days at Arizona, Cole had offered a walk-on spot to a young left-hander named Tarik Skubal.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Reaves has a fully dedicated golf social media Instagram account, and right after retirement from the NBA, Smith joined the golf team at North Carolina A&T as a freshman walk-on.

— Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of walk-on

Verb

The casting of Lavernhe and Lottin is particularly inspired, as the two performers bring an affect to these characters that mimics the story’s dynamic.

— Caspar Salmon, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Punk exploded in front of a handful of scared-to-death dirtsheet reporters who were out of their league, mimicking a helpless Tony Khan.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of mimic

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