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 Wolf-Rayet Stars Even the tiniest of stars is humbling on a human scale. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026 At a rally in Corpus Christi, staff verified guests by sticking gold stars on them—a callback of sorts to Talarico’s days as a public-school educator. — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026 The 2024 Dodgers, with Shohei Ohtani coming off the first 50-50 season in history and a long list of other stars, were down 2-1 in the NLDS to the Padres before coming back to win. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026 As California decides whether to slap billionaires with a special tax, the Golden State’s swarm of social media stars is chiming in — and increasingly getting paid to influence voters. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 But there are many theories about why people are attracted to true crime, with serial killers being the stars of that world. — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 Starting the Vega Foundation was an attempt to connect with such stars in the making. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Charlotte’s dining scene is shining bright among the stars of the South once again. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026 Sabrina Carpenter, Julia Roberts and Oprah were among the stars who paid tribute to Dolly Parton during the Country Music Association’s celebration of the late country icon Wednesday night. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Turn the volume up and that pinhole dilates, revealing swirling galaxies of vocal harmonies, upright bass plucks, and cascading piano runs.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Stupendously large black holes greater than 1 million billion to 10 million billion suns in mass would be heavier than entire galaxies.

— Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of galaxies

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Eighty-six percent of family-office principals and senior executives are including crypto in their investment strategies.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Private equity and venture capital are the top two categories expected to receive more investments among Gen Z and millennial principals, at 41% each.

— Robert Frank, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of principals

Noun

Amid the movie’s disastrous box office run, various Hollywood celebrities rallied around Cruise and the movie.

— Zack Sharf, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
On the wall outside Shoukhrat Mitalipov’s laboratory at Oregon Health & Science University, visitors are greeted by framed portraits of furry scientific celebrities.

— Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of celebrities

Noun

The artist’s overall artistic language focuses on joy, which is brought to life with its gift boxes featuring luminous gold suns and sparkling silver stars throughout.

— Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
So far, astronomers have not detected any stupendously large black holes — currently, the largest black hole known may weigh about 36 billion suns.

— Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of suns

Noun

Pop culture observers in recent years surely remember the backlash to Super Bowl headliners like Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny — all of it at least culturally conservative, and much of it frankly just racist.

— Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2026
Those metrics are comparable to or superior to the charting history of several past Super Bowl halftime show headliners since 2010, including Maroon 5, Coldplay, Shakira, Justin Timberlake, and The Who.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of headliners

Noun

Magnet Originals will provide advice and production support for media personalities, including Justin Tranter, Boyz II Men’s Shawn Stockman, and former NBA star Byron Scott.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
From decorating the tree and baking cookies to Champagne toasts and Rinna dancing atop the dining table, the family brings their personalities to a series of festive moments, all dressed in Express.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of personalities

Noun

There will be nonstop panels on TV and livestreams, analysts repeating analysis of days-old polls, and — come afternoon — figures from exit polls suggesting that Hispanics are voting in large numbers, or that the economy is a major issue.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
In fact, only 33 colleges and universities in the country admit 10% or fewer of their undergraduate applicants, NACAC figures show.

— Jon Marcus, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of figures

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His music has been performed and reimagined by superstars including Pedro Infante, Vicente Fernández, Luis Miguel, Maná and more.

— Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2026
Some also have other antiaging superstars like retinol, brightening ingredients like vitamin C, antioxidants like vitamin E, or niacinamide (a form of vitamin B3) to strengthen the skin barrier.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2026