STAR: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for STAR?

Need another word that means the same as “star”? Find 52 synonyms and 30 related words for “star” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Star” are: asterisk, star topology, ace, adept, champion, genius, hotshot, maven, mavin, sensation, superstar, virtuoso, whizz, whiz, wiz, wizard, lead, principal, headliner, sun, leading lady, leading man, female lead, male lead, hero, heroine, celebrity, name, household name, somebody, someone, lion, leading light, celebutante, public figure, vip, personality, personage, notability, dignitary, worthy, grandee, luminary, panjandrum, horoscope, forecast, augury, leading, prima, starring, stellar

Star as a Noun

Definitions of "Star" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “star” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
• A plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem.
• A conventional or stylized representation of a star, typically having five or more points.
• A very famous or talented entertainer or sports player.
• A performer who receives prominent billing.
• A star-shaped character * used in printing.
• An asterisk.
• Used in names of starfishes and similar echinoderms with five or more radiating arms, e.g. cushion star, brittlestar.
• Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.
• A celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior.
• A horoscope published in a newspaper or magazine.
• An actor who plays a principal role.
• An outstandingly successful person or thing in a group.
• A planet, constellation, or configuration regarded as influencing a person's fortunes or personality.
• (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior.
• A white patch on the forehead of a horse or other animal.
• A data or communication network in which all nodes are independently connected to one central unit.
• A Y-shaped arrangement of three-phase electrical windings.
• The topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub.
• A star-shaped symbol used to indicate a category of excellence.
• Any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night.

Synonyms of "Star" as a noun (47 Words)

ace	One of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face. His hole in one at the 15th was Senior s second ace as a professional.
adept	A person who is skilled or proficient at something. He is an adept at imitation.
asterisk	A symbol (*) used in text as a pointer to an annotation or footnote.
augury	An event that is experienced as indicating important things to come. They heard the sound as an augury of death.
celebrity	The state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed. A celebrity chef.
celebutante	A celebrity who is well known in fashionable society.
champion	A person who backs a politician or a team etc. He became the determined champion of a free press.
dignitary	An important or influential (and often overbearing) person. The guests included former shareholders, local dignitaries, and many of the people directly involved with the project.
female lead	An animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa.
forecast	A calculation or estimate of future events, especially coming weather or a financial trend.
genius	An exceptionally intelligent person or one with exceptional skill in a particular area of activity. Boucher s paintings did not suit the austere genius of neoclassicism.
grandee	A nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal. Several City grandees and eminent lawyers.
headliner	A performer who receives prominent billing. The idea was to place him as an opening act for a headliner in larger venues.
hero	(classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god. A war hero.
heroine	The main good female character in a work of fiction. Jane Austen s heroines.
horoscope	A short forecast for people born under a particular sign, especially as published in a newspaper or magazine. My horoscope said it was time to do something for myself so I phoned Georgia that evening.
hotshot	Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field. Their latest hotshot recruit.
household name	A social unit living together.
lead	A position of leadership especially in the phrase take the lead. He took a long lead off first.
leading lady	The activity of leading.
leading light	The activity of leading.
leading man	Thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing.
lion	The lion as an emblem e g of English or Scottish royalty or as a charge in heraldry.
luminary	A natural light-giving body, especially the sun or moon. One of the luminaries of child psychiatry.
male lead	A person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies.
maven	Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field. Fashion mavens call beige oatmeal.
mavin	Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.
name	A reputation, especially a good one. The school has gained a name for excellence.
notability	A famous or important person. The village enjoys a notability out of all relation to its size.
panjandrum	A person who has or claims to have a great deal of authority or influence. The greatest scientific panjandrum of the 19th century.
personage	A character in a play or other work. It was no less a personage than the bishop.
personality	A person of considerable prominence. She has triumphed by sheer force of personality.
principal	An actor who plays a principal role. Principals in general practice are self employed and controlled by their practice agreements.
public figure	People in general considered as a whole.
sensation	The capacity to have physical sensations. She was a sensation the talk of the evening.
somebody	A human being.
someone	A human being.
star topology	A plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem.
sun	The light or warmth received from the earth s sun. He watched the sun go down over the sea.
superstar	An extremely famous and successful performer or sports player. He became a superstar overnight.
vip	An important or influential (and often overbearing) person.
virtuoso	Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field. A celebrated clarinet virtuoso.
whizz	A whistling or buzzing sound made by something moving fast through the air. A quick whizz around the research and development facility.
wiz	Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.
wizard	Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field. A financial wizard.
worthy	A person notable or important in a particular sphere. Schools governed by local worthies.

Usage Examples of "Star" as a noun

• MPs suggested giving ferries star ratings.
• Elinor was a star pupil.
• The walls were painted with silver moons and stars.
• What do my stars say?
• The hotel has three stars.
• She got star treatment.
• Computers in a star layout.
• A sport star.
• His golf destiny was written in the stars.
• The captain has a star against his name.
• He's a rising star in the party.

Star as a Verb

Definitions of "Star" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “star” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• (of a performer) have a principal role in a film, play, or other show.
• Be the star in a performance.
• Decorate or cover with star-shaped marks or objects.
• Perform exceptionally in a game or other event.
• Mark (something) for special notice or recommendation with an asterisk or other star-shaped symbol.
• (of a film, play, or other show) have (someone) as a principal performer.
• Mark with an asterisk.
• Feature as the star.

Synonyms of "Star" as a verb (1 Word)

asterisk

Mark a word or piece of text with an asterisk. He had asterisked the things about the case that still bothered him.

Usage Examples of "Star" as a verb

• McQueen had starred in such epics as The Magnificent Seven.
• Linguists star unacceptable sentences.
• Michelin-starred restaurants.
• The activities listed below are starred according to their fitness ratings.
• Thick grass starred with flowers.
• A film starring Liza Minnelli.
• The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man.
• Beckham starred in the win over Leeds.

Star as an Adjective

Definitions of "Star" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “star” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Indicating the most important performer or role.

Synonyms of "Star" as an adjective (4 Words)

leading	Having the leading position or higher score in a contest. The country s leading poet.
prima	Indicating the most important performer or role. Prima donna.
starring	Denoting a principal role or performer in a film, play, or other show. The starring role.
stellar	Featuring or having the quality of a star performer or performers. A stellar cast had been assembled.

Usage Examples of "Star" as an adjective

• The starring role.
• A star figure skater.

Associations of "Star" (30 Words)

asteroid	A small rocky body orbiting the sun. Large numbers of these, ranging enormously in size, are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, though some have more eccentric orbits.
astral	Relating to or resembling the stars. Spiritual beings from the astral plane.
astrologer	Someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon. He was advised by astrologers to delay his departure.
astrology	A pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon.
astronomer	An expert in or student of astronomy.
astronomical	Inconceivably large. He wanted an astronomical fee.
astronomy	The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole.
comet	(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit.
constellation	A group of associated or similar people or things. No two patients ever show exactly the same constellation of symptoms.
cosmic	Inconceivably vast. The cosmic void.
cosmos	Any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leaves; popular fall-blooming annuals. He sat staring deep into the void reminding himself of man s place in the cosmos.
equinox	Either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth’s equator and day and night are of equal length.
galaxy	The galaxy of which the solar system is a part the Milky Way. The four musicians have played with a galaxy of stars.
horoscope	A forecast of a person’s future, typically including a delineation of character and circumstances, based on the relative positions of the stars and planets at the time of that person’s birth. He gave lectures on astrology and cast horoscopes in his spare time.
interstellar	Between or among stars. Interstellar travel.
lunar	Of, determined by, or resembling the moon. A lunar eclipse.
meteor	A streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth s atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode.
meteorite	A piece of rock or metal that has fallen to the earth s surface from outer space as a meteor Over 90 per cent of meteorites are of rock while the remainder consist wholly or partly of iron and nickel.
moon	Any object resembling a moon. Timothy s mooning over her like a schoolboy.
observatory	A room or building housing an astronomical telescope or other scientific equipment for the study of natural phenomena.
planetarium	An optical device for projecting images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome.
planetary	Relating to the earth as a planet. A planetary vagabond.
pluto	The god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone.
ray	Emit as rays. That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky.
refract	Subject to refraction. Refract a light beam.
sidereal	Of or relating to the stars or constellations.
stellar	Featuring or having the quality of a star performer or performers. Stellar light.
telescope	Crush (a vehicle) by the force of an impact. The sliding carriage escapes were telescoped into a shorter length.
universe	All existing matter and space considered as a whole the cosmos The universe is believed to be at least 10 billion light years in diameter and contains a vast number of galaxies it has been expanding since its creation in the Big Bang about 13 billion years ago. The front parlour was the hub of her universe.
virgo	A large zodiacal constellation on the equator; between Leo and Libra.