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’s despite the series missing arguably the game’s biggest stars. — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026 Gogglebox for Stand Up To Cancer has attracted some big names in recent years including Hollywood stars Kieran Culkin and Josh Hartnett last year. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 The stars of the show are the thousands of bulbs that pulse to music and a clown that sings along to songs. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 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 For stellar scientists, the colors of stars have always been indicative of their temperatures. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Atlanta keeps producing new stars generation after generation. — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stars

Noun

The universe is rife with galaxies, stars and worlds that change very little during an astronomer’s brief time on Earth.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
This image was captured as part of a larger Hubble survey that's exploring 260 satellite galaxies, which are galaxies gravitationally bound to larger hosts.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of galaxies

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Sacramento City Unified has asked principals to propose 10% cuts to school budgets this year, setting a $2 million target for reductions to school-site non-personnel spending as the district works through a fiscal crisis.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
In a phone interview, L'Anse Creuse Superintendent Keith Howell said that principals have to make decisions all the time about how to manage situations, and that last Friday night turned out well because of the revision to the first notice.

— Heath Kalb, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of principals

Noun

Below, scroll on for all of the celebrities who showed up for the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show red carpet.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Fellow celebrities on this season include Bella Ramsey, Miranda Hart, Michael Sheen, Sebastian Croft, James Blunt, Ross Kemp, Jerry Hall, Myha’la, Joe Lycett, Sharon Rooney and Leigh-Anne Pinnock.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of celebrities

Noun

Reportedly, the finished cell retained over 90% of its initial efficiency after 569 hours of continuous, maximum-power operation under simulated suns.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of suns

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The squad also completed more than 10 full run-throughs at Maracanã with headliners Sampaio and Martin.

— Raymond Braun, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Launched in 2004 by Caroline Hirsch and her club Carolines, the fest’s lineup this year includes such headliners as Dave Chappelle, Marc Maron, Tim Dillon, Ilana Glazer, Daniel Sloss, and Jordan Jensen, among many others.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of headliners

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The story is told from the perspective of infant twins with divergent personalities—Rose is unguardedly buoyant, whereas Marigold is watchful and introspective.

— Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
But there is so much more to these characters than their surface personalities.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of personalities

Noun

James and Giannis Antetokounmpo were among the superstars praising Brunson when training camps opened.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Independent professional wrestling is one of the last true sports where sports fans can get into an event, meet up-and-coming superstars, see a great show and leave with your shirt on your back.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026