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Synonyms for asterisk
ˈæs tə rɪsk; -rɪsk; ˈæs tə rɪks; ˈæs tə rɪkas·ter·isk

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Princeton's WordNet1.2 / 5 votes

  1. asterisk, starverb

    a star-shaped character * used in printing

    Synonyms:
    virtuoso, headliner, star, star topology, champion, superstar, whiz, mavin, maven, ace, sensation, genius, principal, hotshot, wiz, lead, adept, wizard, whizz

  2. star, asteriskverb

    mark with an asterisk

    "Linguists star unacceptable sentences"

    Synonyms:
    star

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Dictionary of English Synonymes2.0 / 2 votes

  1. asterisknoun

    Synonyms:
    star (in printing)

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "asterisk":

    asterisks

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#2831principal
#4708champion
#5359wizard
#5688ace
#8200genius
#10433asterisk
#12945sensation
#14890superstar
#18957maven
#20064adept
#22751wiz
#32361virtuoso
#36509whiz
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#50562headliner
#67703hotshot
#92369whizz
#265650mavin

How to use asterisk in a sentence?

  1. Brian Bendis:

    Our message has to be 'it's not Spider-Man with an asterisk; it's the real Spider-Man for kids of color, for adults of color and everybody else,'.

  2. Reilly Flaherty:

    I think what people are finding that this is a pretty humorous, quintessential New York story of this person who goes 50% with trying to have a nice deed but ends up coming off with an asterisk at the end.

  3. Jeff Bock:

    Unless it has massive legs, any opening under $50 million is not a triumph, it's still an asterisk. The next two weeks will tell the tale.

  4. Aaron Rodgers:

    Josh Allen was telling me there’s going to be an asterisk by this win because there was only three rounds, but I think that name, our names are going to be up there [on the Wall of Champions] for a long time.

  5. Lia Thomas:

    Because the rules are not correct. But right now, the rules are what they are, maybe put an asterisk there.


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