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 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 Alternatively, take in views of a different sort on the islands of Møn and Nyord, both of which have achieved Dark Sky Park designation; at nighttime, their unpolluted skies light up with stars. — Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026 Haaland was one of the breakout stars of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 PostTrak exits were also high last night with 5 stars from general audiences, parents and kids under 12. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2026 Satin and silk iterations, worn by stars like Anne Hathaway, are sophisticated while still maintaining the functionality of the trend. — Tessa Petak, InStyle, 1 Aug. 2026 The returning stars include Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, James Marsden, Kelsey Grammer, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn and Channing Tatum. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 26 July 2026 Bedard is the face of an Original Six franchise in a huge market, one of the faces of the league, and one of its biggest names and biggest stars. — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 19 July 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

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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

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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