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 Love was unclear on the reasons for her volte-face, but speculated that Sky had failed to convince Bake Off stars like Paul Hollywood to make the switch. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026 The character was loosely based on NASCAR driver Tim Richmond, the wildly talented Ohio native who was one of the sport's biggest stars at the time. — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Even so, astronomers should still discern hundreds of millions of stars within that relatively small slice of sky, explains Kristen McQuinn, leader of the Roman Space Telescope’s mission office. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 29 Aug. 2026 However, scientists do have a pretty solid idea of how a galaxy could take shape without birthing stars. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The Michelin Guide has awarded stars to restaurants for 100 years. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 Debuting in 3,330 North American theaters, Out of the Further stars Amelia Eve, Brandon Perea and Lin Shaye and centers on a young mother who can bring spirits back with her to the real world. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2026 The stars of the series have had to face reality as their beloved time in The Cut comes to an end. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 The stars prepare on practice fields while the customers get the logo, the uniforms and the players trying desperately to earn the right to wear them again when the games begin to count. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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Noun

There are, by various estimates, several trillion planets within what is known as the Local Group of galaxies—our closest galaxy neighbors, including our own Milky Way.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
Rogue stars could be the answer The key to this mystery could lie in the fact that most stars don't orbit the centers of their galaxies where supermassive black holes dwell alone, instead existing in binary partnerships.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of galaxies

Noun

Things could be better, which goes without saying in the aftermath of a flu pandemic that has wiped out most of the planet’s human population, but the four principals here could also be dead, so there’s that.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Soliz said Tuesday that district leadership has already begun working with principals at campuses across the district to make sure individual needs are met at each campus through the leveling process.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of principals

Noun

Such streamers are thought to be how stars grow, delivering mass onto nascent suns.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Aug. 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

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Winter, who was 23 at the time of the performance, is reportedly one of the youngest ever solo headliners to perform at Carnegie Hall, but Bob Dylan edged him in 1963 at age 22.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
The show will feature global headliners including Marc Anthony, Christian Nodal, Farruko, Wisin and Yandel, alongside special showcases from Colombian pop-rock band Morat and singer-songwriter Camilo.

— Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of headliners

Noun

The chat show will give fans even more action, bringing them closer to the personalities, dynamics and relationships at the heart of the series.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
As fans mourn Dolly Parton, two longtime Philadelphia radio personalities are remembering the country music icon for an influence that stretched far beyond her songs.

— Eva Andersen, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of personalities

Noun

But Jarmond later worked with a search committee that included prominent UCLA figures Bob Myers, Adam Peters and Casey Wasserman on the hiring of Bob Chesney, who quickly injected hope and optimism into the football program.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The backlash went beyond online and reached political figures like New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, who sent The Met committee a letter urging them to reconsider honoring Galliano.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of figures

Noun

Cousy was one of the NBA's first superstars as the dazzling point guard on the dynastic Boston Celtics before retiring in 1963 after winning his fifth straight NBA title and his 12th All-NBA selection.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
And their superstars responded Sunday afternoon with an offensive explosion.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026