Synonyms and Antonyms of star
1
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
cluster, constellation, galaxy
binary star, brown dwarf, dwarf, fixed star, gasser, giant star, lodestar (also loadstar), neutron star, nova, pulsar, quasar, red dwarf, red giant, red star, subdwarf, supercluster, supergiant, supernova, variable, variable star, white dwarf
2
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
3
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
- the public's endless fascination with stars
cause célèbre (also cause celebre), celeb, celebrity, figure, icon (also ikon), light, luminary, megastar, name, notability, notable, notoriety, personage, personality, somebody, standout, superstar, VIP
favorite, heartthrob, hero, idol
demigod, dignitary, eminence, immortal, monument, pillar, worthy
baron, big shot, bigwig, kahuna, magnate, mogul, nabob, panjandrum
