STARRY Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

starry

adjective

ˈstär-ē

Definition of starry

as in celestial

of or relating to the stars the starry light of the firmament on a clear night

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as in romantic

having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality had the starry idea the Western military forces would waltz in there and put an end to rivalries that have been raging for hundreds of years

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Recent Examples of starry The light pollution produced by each of those mirrors would completely wipe out stars from the sky for those underneath them, turning the starry night into an eerie twilight zone. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Wood burning stoves, Coleman lanterns, campfires and starry skies. — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026 Even though the first game sold out on a rainy night, on the second night, a clear summer evening with cicadas chirping beneath a starry sky, the stadium was only two-thirds full. — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026 The organization’s flagship fundraising event is the starry annual Indie Spirit Awards, which returns to the Hollywood Palladium March 6, 2027. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for starry

Recent Examples of Synonyms for starry

Adjective

But in the end, trying to time celestial events from S301 would be irksome.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026
September brings forth two completely different celestial energies, and each one focuses on something unique.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of celestial

Adjective

The Saturday Night Live alum worked with Fey on that show and on his current romantic dramedy, Netflix’s The Four Seasons.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026
But though these chemicals are linked to mating in animal species, a link between pheromones and romantic attraction hasn’t been established in humans.

— Rachel Hale, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of romantic

Adjective

The Cubs slugged a franchise record nine home runs in a 17-3 blowout win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field, putting an exclamation point on a stellar month of power production.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
The new study was an effort to understand the role that the host galaxy — rather than the dark matter clumps within it — plays in shaping stellar streams.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of stellar

Adjective

First glimpsed in The Empire Strikes Back and heavily featured in Return of the Jedi are typical of the Empire; designed to instil fear, but laughably impractical.

— Chris McMullen, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Without the proper port facilities, regulations, safety protocols, and other essentials, nuclear cargo ships are as impractical as steamships without coal or oil refueling stations.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of impractical

Adjective

This includes images from Mars rovers starting in the 1990s and data showing that both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 crossed into interstellar space in the 2010s.

— Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Photos captured of the moon during the eclipse show the breathtaking interstellar phenomena.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026