LEADING LADY Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

leading lady

noun

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Recent Examples of leading lady At 46, Kate Hudson has secured a Best Actress Oscar nomination for Song Sung Blue, marking a dramatic career shift 25 years after her first nomination and years of being pigeonholed as Hollywood’s rom-com leading lady. —

Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026 For her rare red carpet appearance, the 24-year-old embraced the leading lady memo in a timeless LBD while matching with the Grey’s Anatomy alum. —

Lara Walsh, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026 Oscar buzz is already swirling around leading lady Amy Adams. —

Ellise Shafer, Variety, 16 Feb. 2026 Dimoldenberg will both star in and produce the movie, cementing her transition from digital media sensation to leading lady on one of the entertainment industry’s biggest stages. —

Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for leading lady

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leading man

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Consider, too, that as much as Chalamet’s Oscar narrative rested on his status as Hollywood’s new favorite A-lister, Jordan has been a bankable leading man for even longer, one who’s increasingly proving himself as a filmmaker as well.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
More surprisingly, the checklist of stunts does lend itself to the film-with-in-the-film’s ever-unfolding, ad hoc script, with the boys wearing a very funny cut-out of Darby’s face to give the illusion of a leading man holding it all together.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026