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1. upstage
adjective. ['əpˈsteɪdʒ'] remote in manner.
Etymology
- stage (English)
- stage (Middle English (1100-1500))
- up (English)
- upp (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Upstage
- disengage
- backstage
- under-age
- restage
- onstage
- offstage
- bethpage
- enrage
- engage
- assuage
- schrage
- osage
- krage
- grage
- drage
- wrage
- wage
- sage
- rage
- paige
- page
- lage
- kage
- hage
- gauge
- gaige
- gage
- cage
Sentences with upstage
1. Verb, base form
Avoid dresses with large, bright patterns so you don't upstage the young man celebrating his big day.
2. Adjective
Provide for a hidden or upstage entry and exit slot for actors to pass through.
3. Noun, singular or mass
Always leave a single lightbulb lit (a ghost light) upstage center when the theater is empty.
2. upstage
verb. ['əpˈsteɪdʒ'] treat snobbishly, put in one's place.
Etymology
- stage (English)
- stage (Middle English (1100-1500))
- up (English)
- upp (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. upstage
verb. ['əpˈsteɪdʒ'] steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else.
Antonyms
Etymology
- stage (English)
- stage (Middle English (1100-1500))
- up (English)
- upp (Old English (ca. 450-1100))