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luminary

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of luminary

1 a ball-shaped gaseous celestial body that shines by its own light
  • awed by the vast number of luminaries in the night sky
Synonyms of luminary

sphere, star, sun
Words Related to luminary

cluster, constellation, galaxy

binary star, brown dwarf, dwarf, fixed star, giant star, lodestar (also loadstar), neutron star, nova, pulsar, quasar, red dwarf, red giant, red star, supergiant, supernova, variable star, white dwarf
2 a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
  • Luminaries from the worlds of sports, entertainment, and politics were at the gala.
Synonyms of luminary

cause célèbre (also cause celebre), celeb, celebrity, figure, icon (also ikon), light, megastar, name, notability, notable, notoriety, personage, personality, somebody, standout, star, superstar, VIP
Words Related to luminary

favorite, heartthrob, hero, idol

demigod, dignitary, eminence, immortal, monument, pillar, worthy

baron, big shot, bigwig, kahuna, magnate, mogul, nabob, panjandrum
Near Antonyms of luminary

lightweight, mediocrity

has-been
Antonyms of luminary

nobody, noncelebrity

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