Learn English – the opposite of “star” (celebrity)

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I want to know the opposite of the word "Star" ?

*Here star indicates a celebrity (people that appear in a movie).

Best Answer

Depending on where your universe ends, the opposite end of the spectrum could be an extra (if you are only thinking of the people that appear in a movie). I think nobody, as has been repeatedly suggested, is the best colloquial term that the average person would consider the "opposite" of a star, but I wanted to bring up this possibility because I think it's interesting that the framing of the question could affect the answer. It also indicates the looseness of the concept of "opposite"--there are many things that don't really have an absolutely clear opposite.

For example, if you think of a "star" as "a person to whom a great deal of positive attention is paid by the public", you could say that the opposite would be someone to whom a great deal of negative attention is paid (the "pariah" suggestion might be an approximate term here). Or you could say it's a person to whom no positive attention is paid (the "nobody"). If you're thinking of a star as a person that appears in a movie or show that is the main focus of the show, then an "extra" would be a person in the movie or show who is furthest from being the main focus.