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 The two music stars have publicly supported each other's projects over the years. — Caché McClay, USA Today, 26 June 2026 Eisenberg also co-stars in and wrote the music and lyrics for the film’s musical-within-the-movie. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 July 2026 This year, Ben Ainslie (sailing), Alex Greenwood and Phil Foden (soccer), Tabitha Stoecker (skeleton) and many other stars showed up to be introduced ahead of the first match. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 July 2026 The first major update came in 1795 with the addition of two stars for Vermont and Kentucky, and the most recent change came in 1960 after Hawaii became the 50th state. — Pete Cuddihy, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026 So far, historical society members have determined the giant cotton broadcloth flag bears just 48 stars representing the US states – a design used only until 1959, before Alaska and Hawaii were admitted to the union. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 The New York Yankees face a mounting injury crisis, with key pitchers Carlos Rodon, Max Fried, and Clarke Schmidt sidelined, alongside stars Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton. — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 Soprano Elza van den Heever stars as Elektra’s sister Chrysothemis; Michaela Schuster is their mother Clytemnestra, guilty of conspiring to put their sibling Iphigenia to death; and bass-baritone Kyle Ketelson is their brother Orest, architect of the final avenging act. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 25 June 2026 Selena Gomez, Lena Dunham, Jack Antonoff, Abigail Anderson, Erin Andrews, Jennifer Lopez, Hugh Grant, Tom Brady, Brad Pitt, Steven Spielberg, Ashanti, Nelly, Charissa Thompson, Greg Olsen and Aric Jones were among the stars in attendance. — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026

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Noun

The images may help scientists discern how galaxies form and cluster over billions of years, and how the universe came to be.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
This rapid spin can drag spacetime around the black hole, a phenomenon known as frame dragging, and may also help power the enormous relativistic jets observed in active galaxies.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026

Definition of galaxies

Noun

So why now when the team principals meet is the room is all men?

— Luke Smith, New York Times, 30 June 2026
The Austrian Alps are fantastically photogenic, and the principals in the Plamberger trial had left a detailed record of their time in the mountains on social media.

— William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of principals

Noun

Since 1918, Barcelona's Majestic Hotel & Spa Barcelona has been warmly welcoming travelers, including celebrities, artists, and politicians.

— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 7 July 2026
However, the polarizing trend has officially been declared *the* pants of summer 2026 thanks to celebrities like Kendall Jenner, Jennifer Lopez, Hailey Bieber, and Gwyneth Paltrow.

— Tessa Petak, InStyle, 6 July 2026

Definition of celebrities

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Spoilers Ahead Kara is introduced as a reckless party animal, who spends her time seeking out planets orbiting red suns, to weaken her superpowered metabolism and become intoxicated.

— Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
The results reveal jets carrying energy equal to around 10,000 suns while moving at nearly half the speed of light, offering one of the clearest views yet of how black holes pump energy back into the universe.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026

Definition of suns

Noun

The music Never short on variety, Bonnaroo has previously hosted headliners from Elton John to Radiohead and Paul McCartney to Bruce Springsteen.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026
The members of the Los Angeles indie-pop trio Muna, who are all in their early 30s, are the youngest headliners who will perform at the venue this year.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026

Definition of headliners

Noun

Many Iranian hardliners, including conservative lawmakers and media personalities, have criticized the memorandum of understanding signed between Tehran and Washington.

— July 1, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Armand tries on personalities — clingy boyfriend, conniving mastermind — and flocks to love interests like new rock star Lestat goes through vats of body glitter.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 July 2026

Definition of personalities

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Roberts said his product would be less expensive on a per-square-foot basis than traditional construction but declined to cite figures because individual site conditions affect the overall cost.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
The movie welcomes several major Hollywood figures, including Mckenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Elle Fanning, Kieran Culkin and Glenn Close.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of figures

Noun

Those are the kinds of things that allow Roberts to keep the egos in check, not just with the superstars but with the role players that need to understand their role and buy into it.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
The signs certainly look promising with two of the biggest superstars in action – France’s Kylian Mbappé and Norway’s Erling Haaland.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 June 2026