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 Some of Disney's biggest stars, storytellers and leaders will soon officially join the ranks of Disney Legends. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 Here’s a rundown of the actors starring in the MCU’s X-Men reboot and the stars who have played the roles before them. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026 Espi joins a Madrid squad packed with stars, including Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham and headline summer signings such as Yan Diomande, who joined in a deal worth up to €140million. — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026 The original series’ creator Bill Lawrence serves as executive producer on the revival via his Doozer Productions alongside the company’s Jeff Ingold and Liza Katzer as well as showrunner Batra and stars Braff, Faison and Chalke. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stars

Noun

It's thought that this third black hole, and quite possibly the second one too, found their way into J0148-4214 via mergers between galaxies.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Hubble revealed galaxies across billions of years of cosmic history.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of galaxies

Noun

District leaders used them to rethink instruction, align classroom practice with system supports, build capacity among school supervisors and principals, and clarify what students should know and be able to do.

— Michael Casserly, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Next is educating parents, principals and school boards on the changes.

— Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 13 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

But over the past decade or so, Øya has consistently delivered huge headliners and some of the best, most varied lineup curation on the festival scene, booking everyone from Blur to Kendrick Lamar to Charli xcx.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
Yes, the annual fest, which returns to Golden Gate Park this weekend, has three worthy headliners.

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of headliners

Noun

But the Iran war cannot be blamed entirely on the influence of individual personalities.

— Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026
Courtesy of Xfinity/Rock Studios Reality television introduces audiences to fresh personalities, many of whom go on to establish careers after their time on the show.

— Jacqueline Jevtich, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of personalities

Noun

Team-mate Mbaye has also been discussed this summer but senior Liverpool figures insist their interest has only been exploratory to date and strongly dismissed suggestions that personal terms have already been agreed with the 18-year-old.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The past year has seen the first prosecutions of soldiers and military figures using classified knowledge to make money on these prediction markets.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of figures

Noun

For a team that doesn't really have any superstars and doesn't have a true Ace on the roster (aside from maybe Luis Castillo, who is having a down year), this is a really impressive season for the team.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Some of the year’s most prominent superstars were limited to two nominations apiece, including Olivia Rodrigo, BTS, Ella Langley, Harry Styles, Katseye, Charli xcx and Harry Styles.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026