Synonyms of thespians

thespians

noun

plural of thespian

as in actors

one who acts professionally (as in a play, movie, or television show)

although she's "acted" in a couple of horror movies, I'd hardly call her one of our more promising thespians

Synonyms & Similar Words

• actors
• performers
• actresses
• entertainers
• thesps
• troupers
• players
• impersonators
• comedians
• mummers
• starlets
• enactors
• stars
• supernumeraries
• spear-carriers
• costars
• leading men
• barnstormers
• tragedians
• coactors
• leading ladies
• farceurs
• buffoons
• personators
• monologuists
• hams
• scene-stealers
• extras
• understudies
• posers
• doubles
• masqueraders
• clowns
• apers
• mimes
• impressionists
• walk-ons
• prima donnas
• maskers
• imitators
• harlequins
• stooges
• pantomimes
• apes
• zanies
• tragediennes
• pantomimists
• leads
• mimics

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonactors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thespians

The latest entry to cross the pond is unlikely to reap similar success despite the presence of Claire Foy and Andrew Garfield in leading roles and a supporting cast featuring some of England’s finest thespians. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026

Here’s why that’s unlikely to happen, and a ranking of the thespians most likely to land more than one Oscar nod. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026

The actors who play Olmo’s parents, Gustavo Sánchez Parra and Andrea Suárez Paz, are seasoned Mexican thespians. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Broadway's glittering lights have always beckoned aspiring thespians and avid theatergoers to New York, and the city's ever exciting theatre scene is far from simply resting on its laurels. — Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2026

Here are several of the most impressive ways these actors and their fellow thespians committed to doing their characters justice. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Another group of budding young thespians have joined Prime Video‘s YA adaptation of Chloe Walsh‘s BookTok sensation Boys of Tommen. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 June 2026

Colman Domingo and Sarah Pidgeon are true thespians. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 14 June 2026

Vivienne Westwood has reimagined the outdoor terrace of J Sheekey to mark the 130th anniversary of the landmark London restaurant that started as a stall holder in 1896 serving post-theater suppers to hungry thespians and audiences. — Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 9 June 2026