STARLET Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

starlet

noun

Definition of starlet

as in actress

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Recent Examples of starlet As the eponymous starlet, Aussie actress Natasha Bassett navigates the film’s whiplash between Spears’ triumphant highs and disturbing lows. — Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026 The 30-year-old former Disney star and pop starlet married the 27-year-old Italian rock singer in a civil ceremony Thursday at the town hall in Montalcino, Italy, per Vogue, which first shared details of their nuptials. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Remember when professional wrestler Joan Marie Laurer — better known by her ring name, Chyna — walked the Emmy Awards red carpet in a dress that looked more SmackDown than starlet? — Tanya Fevzi, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026 However, a few of us would slope off to try and interact with the prince and his starlet. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for starlet

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Noun

The All’s Fair actress, 46, shared a throwback photo of herself as a teenager cuddling with Jenner as a baby and giving her a kiss on the cheek.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026
An urgent call is placed to Paris requesting a colorful Dior gown for the actress, sending Christian Dior and his team of seamstresses into a race against the clock.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of actress

Noun

Stacy Keach, an actor known for playing detective Mike Hammer, has died at age 85.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
The then-44-year-old actor was sent to Reading Prison, a medium-security lockup, because authorities felt a minimum-security jail would have provided too easy access for reporters.

— Mark Kennedy, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of actor

Noun

Then Erika runs into her ex-husband, a theater legend who was once Hermann Göring’s favorite thespian and helped push Nazi propaganda leading up to the war.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026
Marion Bailey, as Amy’s mother, has already emerged from Telluride as a standout, a veteran thespian never given her proper due.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

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