Synonyms of principals

principals

noun

plural of principal

as in stars

the person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show

my cousin is one of the principals in a new sitcom this fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stars
• headliners
• leads
• superstars
• leading men
• leading ladies
• starlets
• ingenues
• costars
• coprincipals
• star turns

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extras
• supernumeraries

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of principals

Eighty-six percent of family-office principals and senior executives are including crypto in their investment strategies. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Private equity and venture capital are the top two categories expected to receive more investments among Gen Z and millennial principals, at 41% each. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Teachers who want to use phones for educational purposes may be able to do so with approval from their principals. — Laura Fay, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

To avoid missing a potentially significant reaction, the team learned to keep a camera on each of the principals throughout. — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026

The data showed that principals often earn from $158,000 to $186,000 per year, while assistant principals were generally paid $150,000 to $179,000. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Sacramento City Unified has asked principals to propose 10% cuts to school budgets this year, setting a $2 million target for reductions to school-site non-personnel spending as the district works through a fiscal crisis. — Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026

In the past, principals and teachers typically handled minor misbehavior themselves. — Kristian Hernández, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026

The district had worked with SYDKIMYL in some capacity since 2019, but the expansive new contract would have Kimberly provide coaching for principals at 10 CMS middle schools as well as three assistant superintendents. — Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026