upstage

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Synonyms: upstare, upstate

Antonyms: upstare, upstate

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|theatre}} The [[part]] of a [[stage]] that is farthest from the [[audience]] or [[camera]].

Adverb

1. Toward or at the [[rear]] of a [[theatrical]] [[stage]].
2. Away from the [[audience]] or [[camera]].

Adjective

1. At the [[rear]] of a [[stage]].
2. {{lb|en|figurative|obsolete}} [[haughty|Haughty]], [[aloof]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|figurative|transitive}} To draw attention away from others, especially on-stage.
2. {{lb|en|transitive|theatre}} To [[force]] other [[actor]]s to [[face]] away from the [[audience]] by staying upstage.
3. {{lb|en|transitive|by extension}} To treat snobbishly.
4. {{lb|en|medicine|transitive}} To [[restage]] upward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a [[cancer]]) to a higher stage than that found at last assessment.

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