GODDESS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

goddess

noun

ˈgä-dəs

Definition of goddess

as in queen

a usually glamorous woman who is preeminent in her field of activity She is known as one of the goddesses of the silver screen during the silent era.

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an attractive woman Like any guy in love, he thought his new girlfriend was a goddess.

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Recent Examples of goddess The cast includes Walker Scobell as Percy Jackson, Aryan Simhadri as Grover Underwood, Leah Sava Jeffries as Annabeth Chase and Dafne Keen as the goddess Artemis. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026 Did Penelope, Helen of Troy, Athena, Calypso, and the rest of the Greek gals and goddesses deserve to be more epic than the attractive but flattened handmaidens even IMAX couldn’t enhance? — Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026 Morton more recently portrayed Circe in Christopher Nolan‘s epic, The Odyssey — a goddess with the ability to turn people into animals, appearing in a pivotal moment in the story of protagonist Odysseus’ tumultuous journey home after the Trojan War. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 The lunar program, for example, is named for the goddess Chang’e, described in a 4,000-year-old myth, who is celebrated each year at the Mid-Autumn Festival. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for goddess

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Camilla’s eight-minute video is based on a conversation between the queen and Maggie’s Chief Executive Laura Lee, who said the number of men who visit the charity’s centers has risen 12% since the king announced his diagnosis.

— Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Buckingham Palace had not yet taken the step of announcing the monarch's diagnosis to the world and so the queen was forced to keep quiet.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of queen

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For the latest fashion, beauty and luxury insights, as well as exclusive discounts sent straight to your inbox, sign up here for the Vogue Business newsletter.

— Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026
Most beauty products carry an expiration date or a PAO (Period After Opening) symbol that tells you how long the formula is safe once opened.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of beauty

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David Lowery One of America’s most original directors returned this year with this underrated movie following an aging pop diva (Anne Hathaway) who reunites with her former costume designer (Michaela Coel) to devise a look for her comeback.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2026
This time, the diva is face down in her pool, and the pilgrim is in skimpy lingerie.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026

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