| ADJECTIVE | all | upstage | of the back half of a stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | upstage, aloof, distant | remote in manner | |
| VERB | social | upstage | treat snobbishly, put in one's place |
| motion | upstage | move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience | |
| competition | upstage | steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else | |
| ADVERB | all | upstage | at or toward the rear of the stage |
| NOUN | artifact | upstage | the rear part of the stage |
| Sounds | ahpstey'jh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | age ... wage: 25 rhymes with eyjh... | |
| Meaning | Of the back half of a stage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience" | |
| Opposite | downstage | Of the front half of a stage |
| Meaning | Remote in manner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he was upstage with strangers" | |
| Synonyms | aloof, distant | |
| Broader | reserved | marked by self-restraint and reticence |
| Spanish | apartada, apartado, distanciada, distanciado, distante, reservada, reservado, separada, separado | |
| Catalan | distant | |
| Meaning | The rear part of the stage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | stage | A large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience |
| Broader | part, portion | Something less than the whole of a human artifact |
| Spanish | bambalinas | |
| Catalan | upstage | |
| Meaning | At or toward the rear of the stage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the dancers were directed to move upstage" | |
| Category | dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre | The art of writing and producing plays |
| Opposite | downstage | At or toward the front of the stage |
| Spanish | al escenario | |
| Catalan | al fons de l'escenari | |
| Meaning | treat snobbishly, put in one's place. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | treat, handle, do by | interact in a certain way |
| Meaning | Move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Nouns | upstager | a selfish actor who upstages the other actors |
| Meaning | steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Model | Sam cannot upstage Sue | |
| Example | "When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress" | |
| Broader | outshine | attract more attention and praise than others |
| Spanish | eclipsar | |
| Nouns | upstager | a selfish actor who upstages the other actors |
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