PRIMA DONNA Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

prima donna

noun

Definition of prima donna

as in double

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Recent Examples of prima donna Her rendition of some of the leading prima donna roles at Vienna won international fame for the young soprano. — From Staff Reports, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 26 Feb. 2026 Black Hawks management responded by insulting him in the press, portraying Abel as an ungrateful prima donna. — Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026 But Kelce’s low-key, just-Donna strategy in a castle full of prima donnas worked against her. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026 Gothic gargoyles appeared, lights dimmed, and the crowd chanted the prima donna’s name at the desert operahouse. — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prima donna

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Noun

The Red Sox got within a run on a Masataka Yoshida RBI double.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Iván Herrera followed with an RBI double off of a Warren sinker, also to deep center field.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of double

Noun

The Donkey Princess focuses on Diana, the princess of an ancient kingdom, whose father, King Arthur, has forbidden love.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026
The Danish Royal House told local media that the princess would waive both the salary and allowance.

— Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of princess

Noun

There comes a point in Elle, Amazon’s Legally Blonde prequel series that essentially has the plot of Frasier, when everything unlocks for our leading lady’s father.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Off Campus’ leading lady Hannah Wells asks her hockey playing beau Garrett Graham in the second episode of the soap romance drama.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026

Definition of leading lady

Noun

In Fortune’s book, Chiu’s character, the best friend of Matt Cornett’s leading man, plays a much smaller role, which allowed the actor some space to find his own Jordie.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
Kane is coming home to be a supporting actor, not the leading man.

— Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of leading man

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The film reimagines the legend of Chang’Er, the moon goddess, and her husband, the archer Hou Yi, picking up the story after Chang’Er ascends to the moon and setting her on a journey to its dark side alongside a bandit from Earth.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
The celebration of Diwali involves lighting the way for the goddess of prosperity and abundance into your home.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of goddess

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