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headliner

[hed-lahy-ner] / ˈhɛdˌlaɪ nər /
NOUN
actor
Synonyms
STRONGEST
artist character clown comedian entertainer performer player star villain
STRONG
amateur barnstormer extra foil ham idol impersonator lead mime mimic pantomimist playactor soubrette stand-in stooge thespian trouper understudy ventriloquist walk-on
WEAK
bit player hambone ingenue ingénue straight person thesp
Antonyms
WEAK
audience fan
NOUN
big name
Synonyms
WEAK
big star captain of industry celebrity heavyweight idol megastar mogul nabob panjandrum person to be reckoned with star superstar topliner very important person well-known person
NOUN
feature
Synonyms
STRONGEST
innovation
STRONG
draw peculiarity speciality specialty
WEAK
big show crowd puller drawing card main item prominent part
NOUN
name
Synonyms
STRONGEST
personality star
STRONG
entertainer hero lion luminary notability notable somebody superstar
WEAK
big name celeb
Antonyms
WEAK
unknown
NOUN
prima donna
Synonyms
WEAK
diva first lady lead vocalist leading lady opera singer singer soloist star superstar superwoman topliner
NOUN
star
Synonyms
STRONGEST
celebrity favorite hero idol name superstar
STRONG
draw lead luminary starlet
WEAK
big shot leading role somebody someone topliner
Antonyms
WEAK
commoner
NOUN
thespian
Synonyms
STRONG
artist character entertainer extra ham idol lead performer playactor player star understudy
WEAK
bit player straight person thesp

Example Sentences

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Things got even weirder when it came to the headliner.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2026

Puerto Rican pop star Bad Bunny has been chosen as this year's headliner having been a special guest when Shakira and Jennifer Lopez headlined in 2020.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

In 2004, he was one of several performers flanking Super Bowl headliner Janet Jackson.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Alphabet earnings are the headliner for later, but for now, investors continue to weigh the fallout from embattled software stocks after Anthropic’s “Cowork” bombshell.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

He was the headliner, performing after six other gifted young pianists.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.