STARS Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

stars

noun

plural of star

as in galaxies

a ball-shaped gaseous celestial body that shines by its own light it's difficult to see the stars at night in the middle of the city because of all the streetlights

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as in principals

the person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show when the star of the school play came down with the flu on opening night, her understudy got to go on

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as in celebrities

a person who is widely known and usually much talked about the public's endless fascination with stars

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Recent Examples of stars Here’s everything to know about where the stars’ careers took them after the film’s release. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026 In her press conference, Wilde also lauded her fallow stars of the film. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026 Unless, of course, both former NBA stars are just itching to get back in the game of basketball. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Kansas City was graced with smash records from some of the biggest R&B stars of the 2000s Friday night. — Rashad Alexander august 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026 And gemstones make a worthy jewelry investment (an emerald ring is an emerald ring, after all), but if the stars have anything to say about it, your zodiac’s signature stone is the one worth wearing. — Kelsey Stiegman, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026 And, as this star cluster grows over time, its stars will become more brilliant. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Other Blue Bloods stars have previously reprised their roles on the spin-off, including Bridget Moynahan as Danny’s sister Erin, Len Cariou as Danny’s grandfather Henry Reagan and Will Hochman as Danny’s nephew Joe Hill. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 That includes the recent NXT call-up of Ricky Saints as well as Raw stars Finn Balor and Gunther moving over to Friday nights. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Having no motor drive meant constant manual tracking, which rules out long-exposure astrophotography of nebulae or galaxies.

— Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Observations of supernovas suggest that the cosmic expansion is not slowing down—as would be expected if gravity were the only force acting between galaxies.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of galaxies

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Hepburn said the district found new jobs for all the school principals as well.

— Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
The five original Broadway principals — also including Amber Gray, as Persephone — got the old gang back together and went into the West End production five weeks before the film was shot in front of three live audiences.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 25 July 2026

Definition of principals

Noun

Opposition leaders, rights activists and some Bollywood celebrities publicly backed the movement, helping amplify its message beyond the protest sites.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Hidden at the end of a cul-de-sac atop Filaret Hill, Bucharest’s highest point, this property, which is rumored to have once served as a KGB headquarters, caters to a crowd that includes dignitaries and celebrities.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of celebrities

Noun

TDEs are more common to supermassive black holes with masses of about 100,000 to 100 million suns, because supermassive black holes with masses over 1 billion solar masses tend to immediately swallow their stellar snacks.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 July 2026
His suns stare curiously from one side of a page spread to another and his stacks of hay worriedly study the horizon, while his one-eyed stools and one-eyed fenceposts pop up like eager cyclopses.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 7 July 2026

Definition of suns

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Continue reading … AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ — Test yourself on popular personalities and retro revivals.

— , FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
OpenAI shelled out some serious cash to host about 30 internet personalities at a luxury resort called Wildflower Farms in upstate New York over the weekend.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of personalities

Noun

Beyond the figures, a scroll of social media or a quick scan of the girlies at airports and Pilates reformer studios in major cities will tell you that Alo continues to capture serious athleisure market share.

— Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
Mundo Deportivo corroborates these key figures, while noting that Cancelo only has a year left on his contract at Al-Hilal.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of figures

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Eighteen years later, Disney still manages to continue developing young performers into superstars; the recent rises of Ortega, Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter prove that.

— Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto are compelling international superstars.

— Steve Buckley, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026