ENACTORS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

enactors

noun

plural of enactor

as in performers

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Noun

Alaska, Hawaiian are consistent performers The AQR also singled out Alaska Airlines as the steadiest performer in the industry.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025

Definition of performers

Noun

Those two actors are also examples of stars who have struggled to find new material on the same level as the work that garnered them awards attention in the first place.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 31 July 2026
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Blake Collins and Jordan Warkol — former actors who both starred in The Little Rascals in 1994 — opened up about their lives after the blockbuster film, and leaving life in front of the camera.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

Definition of actors

Noun

Broadway's glittering lights have always beckoned aspiring thespians and avid theatergoers to New York, and the city's ever exciting theatre scene is far from simply resting on its laurels.

— Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2026
Here are several of the most impressive ways these actors and their fellow thespians committed to doing their characters justice.

— Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Definition of thespians

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Weeds, Nurse Jackie, United States of Tara — all of these shows gave talented actresses the chance to play complex emotional story lines in addition to generally dark comedy.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026
Although the actresses didn’t achieve parity, they were given relatively significant pay bumps, going from $175,000 to $200,000 per episode to approximately $425,000 per episode.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026

Definition of actresses

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Rome, ItalyReuters — Former AC Milan and Italy defender Franco Baresi, one of the most recognizable players of the golden era of Italian soccer in the 1980s and 1990s, has died at the age of 66, his former club said on Friday.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Some of the top players in the field, though, did not get off to a good start.

— CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of players

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