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upstage

Letters that make upstage

s, a, e, g, p, t, u are letters that make 'upstage'

Words within upstage

age, PS, Ag, PST, up, tag, stage, stag, Ge, Ta are words within 'upstage'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of upstage

upstager, upstaged, upstages are words created by adding a letter to 'upstage'

upstage is a 7 letter word ending with e
upstage is a 7 letter word starting with u

7 possible definitions for 'upstage'

Upstage as "at or toward the rear of the stage"

Under this definition, upstage is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

downstage has the opposite meaning of upstage

upstage as a category

'upstage' can be a category of dramatics, theater, dramatic art, dramaturgy, theatre.

Example of upstage used within this context

"the dancers were directed to move upstage"

Upstage as "the rear part of the stage"

Under this definition, upstage is a noun and has the following properties:

upstage as a type

'upstage' can be a type of part, portion.

upstage as a part

'upstage' can be a part of stage.

Upstage as "move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience"

Under this definition, upstage is a verb and has the following properties:

upstage as a type

'upstage' can be a type of displace, move.

Derivatives of upstage

upstager is a derivative of upstage.

Upstage as "treat snobbishly, put in one's place"

Under this definition, upstage is a verb and has the following properties:

upstage as a type

'upstage' can be a type of do by, handle, treat.

Upstage as "of the back half of a stage"

Under this definition, upstage is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

downstage has the opposite meaning of upstage

Example of upstage used within this context

"she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience"

Upstage as "steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else"

Under this definition, upstage is a verb and has the following properties:

upstage as a type

'upstage' can be a type of outshine.

Derivatives of upstage

upstager is a derivative of upstage.

Example of upstage used within this context

"When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress"

Upstage as "remote in manner"

Under this definition, upstage is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

aloof, distant have the same meaning as 'upstage'

Derivatives of upstage

aloofness, remoteness, standoffishness, withdrawnness, distance are derivatives of 'upstage'.

Similar to upstage

reserved is similar to upstage.

Example of upstage used within this context

"stood apart with aloof dignity", "a distant smile", "he was upstage with strangers"