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 Love was unclear on the reasons for her volte-face, but speculated that Sky had failed to convince Bake Off stars like Paul Hollywood to make the switch. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026 The character was loosely based on NASCAR driver Tim Richmond, the wildly talented Ohio native who was one of the sport's biggest stars at the time. — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Even so, astronomers should still discern hundreds of millions of stars within that relatively small slice of sky, explains Kristen McQuinn, leader of the Roman Space Telescope’s mission office. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 29 Aug. 2026 However, scientists do have a pretty solid idea of how a galaxy could take shape without birthing stars. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The Michelin Guide has awarded stars to restaurants for 100 years. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 Debuting in 3,330 North American theaters, Out of the Further stars Amelia Eve, Brandon Perea and Lin Shaye and centers on a young mother who can bring spirits back with her to the real world. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2026 The stars of the series have had to face reality as their beloved time in The Cut comes to an end. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 The stars prepare on practice fields while the customers get the logo, the uniforms and the players trying desperately to earn the right to wear them again when the games begin to count. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stars

Noun

What this means is imaging tons of galaxies at once could allow scientists to have a better picture of how those interactions between the dark universe and our regular universe play out.

— Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Hubble revealed galaxies across billions of years of cosmic history.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of galaxies

Noun

However, in what could be the first conversation between Ellison and Bonta since the AGs filed their now WGA joined antitrust action on July 13, there is hope on both sides that the principals can at least lower the temperature a tad.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Aug. 2026
Ten campuses in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will have new principals this year.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of principals

Noun

Such streamers are thought to be how stars grow, delivering mass onto nascent suns.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The prevalence of LRDs in the early universe would align with the emergence of supermassive black holes, each weighing millions to billions of suns apiece, which astronomers spy at the hearts of large galaxies.

— Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of suns

Noun

Winter, who was 23 at the time of the performance, is reportedly one of the youngest ever solo headliners to perform at Carnegie Hall, but Bob Dylan edged him in 1963 at age 22.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
The show will feature global headliners including Marc Anthony, Christian Nodal, Farruko, Wisin and Yandel, alongside special showcases from Colombian pop-rock band Morat and singer-songwriter Camilo.

— Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of headliners

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The chat show will give fans even more action, bringing them closer to the personalities, dynamics and relationships at the heart of the series.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
As fans mourn Dolly Parton, two longtime Philadelphia radio personalities are remembering the country music icon for an influence that stretched far beyond her songs.

— Eva Andersen, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of personalities

Noun

Paying multiple creators or celebrities to attend and post can add another six figures, pushing a larger activation into the several-hundred-thousand-dollar range.

— Jessica Schiffer, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
Those figures showcase how many workers view AI as a helpful tool for their schedules rather than a threat to their positions.

— Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of figures

Noun

In front of a rowdy Queens crowd, the superstars surged in their debut to a 5-3, 4-1 victory against Routliffe and Glasspool, despite a slow start.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
Who else could pay to acquire superstars Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Snell while building up a farm system that could produce prospects who were used to acquire Tarik Skubal?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026