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 Round 1, Part 2 of Fat Bear Week shines a light on the biggest (literally) stars of Katmai National Park and Preserve and the also the next generation. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026 La Roja – looking to extend its record-breaking 38-match unbeaten run in competitive fixtures – called up stars Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres but will be without full-back Pedro Porro through injury. — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 Still, there’s no panic from the ladies in seafoam even after watching two stars hobbled in a matter of days as the regular season ended. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026 The stars arrived on the red carpet, showcasing an array of shoe styles, but sandals seem to be a favorite among stars like Normani, Sharon Stone and Jenna Dewan. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 The brief clip that spawned more questions than answers premiered on CBS Mornings and Swift’s Instagram feed, revealing a pair of Hollywood stars at its center. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026 Made in Korea, Disney+‘s darkly thrilling K-drama spy series, came to a simmering conclusion on Wednesday as stars Hyun Bin and Jung Woo-sung faced off for one final game of cat and mouse. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026 But then there are the times when the skin-care stars align—the feel, the smell, everything about the formula is so spot-on that just applying it is a win in and of itself. — Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 17 Sep. 2026 Here’s where the stars of Buffy the Vampire Slayer are today. — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stars

Noun

The team of researchers studied galaxies with active galactic nuclei (AGNs) at their hearts.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Others are top-of-the-line machines, pointed at distant galaxies millions of light-years away.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of galaxies

Noun

Those dollar amounts increase the following school year to $570 and $11,400 for principals, and $285 and $5,700 for assistant principals, the memo said.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
An EducationWeek Research Center study conducted earlier this year found that a majority of a nationally representative sample of 753 teachers, principals and district leaders use technology between one and four hours each day.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of principals

Noun

Maybe this is a good lesson for celebrities to do a following check, in case one of their fan accounts went rogue.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Its primary vehicle to sell ads is its Noovie pre-show which is hosted by former Today correspondent Maria Menounos and features movie trivia, junket-style interviews with celebrities and Hollywood flashback moments mixed in with commercials.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of celebrities

Noun

And this image has no shortage of suns, with twinkling stars speckling the entire cosmic landscape, diffraction spikes and all.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 16 Sep. 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

The Louder Than Life festival returned to Louisville with headliners like Iron Maiden, My Chemical Romance, and Limp Bizkit.

— Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Sep. 2026
Guests will then take their seats in the iconic Café Carlyle for dinner and performances by the three headliners.

— Paul Grein, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of headliners

Noun

His decision to campaign alongside internet personality Hasan Piker has alienated more centrist Democratic figures who hoped the party would moderate after losing to Trump in the 2024 presidential election.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
So, here, WWD celebrates the designers, executives and other figures who today are helping to drive Italian — and the world’s — culture.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of figures

Noun

However, that’s how the NFL goes sometimes, even if players are superstars and key weapons for their teams.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Keith gained notoriety for his work with superstars like Beyonce, Cardi B, Drake and Travis Scott, and his death shocked the hip-hop community.

— Deena Zaru, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026