fallen star
Once-bright, now-dim
A fallen star is a meteor—the streak of light from space debris burning through atmosphere, what people once took for stars dropping from the sky.
Figuratively, a fallen star is a celebrity or admired figure who has lost status through scandal, failure, or disgrace: The tabloids love a fallen star.
The phrase carries poetic weight, suggesting both the height of former glory and the drama of decline.
- meteorGlowing atmospheric space rock
- meteor showerBurst of falling stars
- cometIcy orbiting body
- make a wishHope for something silently
- celestialOf the sky above
celebrity · one hit wonder · flash in the pan · disgrace · downfall · angel · Lucifer · has-been · stardust · tail · streak · wish · night sky · burning · burned out · plummet · crash · crater
- celebrity typesdiva, heartthrob, icon, bombshell, leading man
- fleeting fameflash in the pan, one-hit wonder, fifteen minutes, 15 minutes, overnight sensation
- reputationreputation, reputable, bad reputation, repute, disreputable
- washed-uphas-been, over the hill, past prime, played out, finished
- famefame, famous, celebrity, renown, famed
- apocalypseapocalypse, Armageddon, end times, rapture, tribulation
fallen starrising star
Emerging person of promise
up-and-comer · breakout star · phenom · wunderkind · next big thing
fallen starliving legend
Revered person still alive
icon · national treasure · A-lister · toast of the town · reigning champion
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