WALK ON Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

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to take unfair advantage of He dislikes people who are willing to walk on others to get ahead.

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Noun

His knowledge of the sport led him to a walk-on spot at Boise State University, and from there his football journey flourished. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026 In order to truly understand the college walk-on process, Manning transformed into Powers by using skin and hair prosthetics — which resemble Powell’s portrayal of the character — and signed up for the real Penn State football tryouts. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 The greater draw to Osaka’s look, however, was her customized Who Decides War walk-on look, which was commissioned by stylist Law Roach. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 All else went without a hitch at the show, which also featured a walk-on from crown holders from years past. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for walk-on

Recent Examples of Synonyms for walk-on

Noun

One of West Hartford’s earlier patrol officers, Martin McCue, started as a part-time supernumerary in 1929 and became a full-time officer a year later.

— Don Stacom, courant.com, 12 Nov. 2020
Broken into six-hour installments spaced out over two weeks, the hallucinatory concert extravaganza is being custom tailored, with local musicians, guest artists and glittery supernumeraries brought in for the occasion.

— Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018

Definition of supernumerary

Noun

Ahead, Bélanger details Reinhart’s transformation, how hair furthers the stories of both her character and costar Tom Bateman’s, and gives us a glimpse of the happenings behind the scenes.

— Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 23 Sep. 2026
Reinhart, also a producer on The Love Hypothesis, had nothing but praise for Bateman as a costar.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of costar

Noun

If Windows crashes or won't boot, those extras disappear, but JetKVM itself keeps working because it is still connected directly to the computer's screen, keyboard and mouse.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2026
Whatever cartel-like behavior does emerge will probably look less like coordinated price-fixing and more like the airline industry, which competes on reliability and bundled extras as the underlying product commoditizes.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of extra

Noun

The actress was not looking to become the quirky best friend character, a trope that director Claire Scanlon and writers Sarah Rothschild and Hazelwood were not interested in rehashing.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
The actresses alternate between the roles of Electra/Elisabeth and Clytemnestra/Alma each night, depending on a coin toss.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of actress

Noun

The orbs on the notepad began to resemble planets and Heti added rings to some and clusters of stars around others.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Ellis provided her chic evening clutches to roughly a dozen stars, stylish women that included Allison Janney, Jean Smart, Olivia Munn, Carrie Coon and Awkwafina.

— Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of star

Noun

Scott Speedman has finally settled into his status as a true leading man.

— Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
After two decades in Hollywood, Stan has become a leading man by physically transforming himself — and by searching for lower-budget, independent, and international films in which to do it.

— Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of leading man

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