COSTAR Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

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Definition of costar

as in actress

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Noun

Animals will reunite Affleck with his Rip costar Steven Yeun, and also features Gillian Anderson and Ray Fisher. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2026 One such odd job was working at her future costar Hasan Minhaj’s café, Kolkata Chai Co, in the East Village. — Brianna J. Heath, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Verb

Merritt Wever, Matthew Maher, Bokeem Woodbine and singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers also costar in the movie. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 Ewan McGregor was excited to finally costar in a movie with Anne Hathaway. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for costar

Recent Examples of Synonyms for costar

Noun

In an attempt to uncover what might be going on in her mind, Fielder travels to a farm in upstate New York to meet actress Amanda Seyfried, who played Holmes to much acclaim in the 2022 Hulu series The Dropout.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026
Having dressed numerous actresses throughout her career, Chiuri sees a shift in red carpet culture toward individualized creations and, more recently, greater restraint.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of actress

Noun

Of late, Holloway’s inspirations have included figures from history, music stars, actors and socialites such as the Duke of Windsor, Bryan Ferry and Charlie Watts.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
George Pullar stars, co-writes with Taylor Danworth and produces with Michael Lawrence, John Molloy and Suzanne Walker.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of star

Verb

Critics and fanboy media thrashed Supergirl not just for its Guardians of the Galaxy touchstones, but also for aping Mad Max.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 29 June 2026
The track apes the softly anthemic approach of U2, Coldplay, and the National—until all of that elegant uplift topples like an overly ambitious wedding cake.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026

Definition of ape

Noun

For the young artist, drawing the adventures of the jet-setting starlet was the perfect assignment.

— Gaby Iori October 7, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
The 30-year-old former Disney star and pop starlet married the 27-year-old Italian rock singer in a civil ceremony Thursday at the town hall in Montalcino, Italy, per Vogue, which first shared details of their nuptials.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of starlet

Noun

Pegg earns scholarship Hayden Pegg joined the UConn football program as a preferred walk-on in 2023.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Hoch, who was a walk-on in 2023, leads the team with three touchdowns this season and will enter his fourth matchup against the Bulldogs.

— Niles Hall, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of walk-on

Verb

Then the weave pattern is very specifically chosen over the course of a year, basically, to be able to mimic a real facial expression.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
The device, known as a neuristor, mimics certain electrical switching behaviors of biological neurons.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

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