Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe performers or performances in British Thesaurus

all-star (adjective)

containing only very famous or very good performers or sports players

bankable (adjective)

a bankable actor or performer is very popular, and therefore likely to make a film or show a financial success

blinder (noun)

Britishinformal a very impressive performance. To play a blinder is to play very well in a game.

debut (adjective)

a debut CD, appearance, novel etc is the first that a performer, sports player, writer etc makes

evergreen (adjective)

used about performers, songs, and other people or things that have been popular and successful for a long time

guest (adjective)

appearing by invitation to perform at an event

interpretative (adjective)

relating to how you explain or understand something, or how you perform a piece of music, a part in a play etc

interpretive (adjective)

interpretative

in the round ()

performed on a stage surrounded by an audience

live (adjective)

a live performance is given before an audience

live (adjective)

a live recording is made during a performance and not in a studio

live (adverb)

if something is performed live, it is performed before an audience

live (adverb)

if something is recorded live, it is recorded during a concert and not in a studio

off-screen (adjective)

in the real life of an actor

offstage (adjective)

used for describing what an actor is really like, when they are not acting in a play or film

on the road ()

if entertainers are on the road, they are travelling to many different places to perform

rendering (noun)

the way a piece of music, poem, film, play etc is performed

rendition (noun)

a particular way of performing a song, poem, piece of music etc

schtick (noun)

the type of humour that a particular comedian uses

solo (adjective)

performing alone, not as part of a band, orchestra etc

stagey ()

another spelling of stagy

stagy (adjective)

not natural, like the performance of a bad actor

stand-up (adjective)

consisting of one person standing in front of an audience and entertaining them by telling jokes

stellar (adjective)

a stellar performance, achievement, piece of work etc is extremely good

straight (adjective)

a straight actor or entertainer is one who only performs serious parts

straight (adjective)

straight entertainment is serious and not humorous

underrated (adjective)

if a person or thing is underrated, especially a performer, writer, or sports player, most people do not recognize how good that person or thing really is

unmissable (adjective)

mainly journalism a film, play etc that is unmissable is so good that you think everyone should see it

virtuoso (noun)

used for describing a performance or a performer

weak (adjective)

a weak player, performer etc is one who is not good at playing, performing etc

wooden (adjective)

an actor who is wooden does not express enough emotion in their performance