NONACTOR Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

nonactor

noun

Definition of nonactor

as in novice

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Recent Examples of nonactor For nonactors, preening in front of a camera with directors calling out emotions to convey merely with facial expressions and gestures can be cringe inducing. — Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2018 Willem Dafoe plays, with great grace, the motel manager, but the remainder of the cast members are almost all nonactors. — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2017

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Noun

Nun-novice and anti-gun violence activist Nanette, 35, has been carrying her mother’s secret for five years, not knowing whether one or both of her sisters had been entrusted with it too.

— Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Since achieving widespread fame in 2013, Rettig has overseen gatherings that have introduced thousands of novices to toad smoking.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of novice

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As an amateur, Ashe is ineligible to receive the $14,000 winner’s prize, but collects $280 in expenses for the two-week tournament.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Alongside making bespoke shoes for private clients, the pair also run workshops and courses for amateurs and wannabe shoe-makers in their studio in the Oxo Tower on the Thames.

— Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

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