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stage

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of stage

1 a level usually raised surface
  • spoke to the audience from a small stage in front
Synonyms of stage

dais, platform, podium, rostrum, stand, tribune
Words Related to stage

altar, pulpit

riser, scaffold

balcony, gallery
2 a portion of a trip
  • This is only the first stage of the journey.
Synonyms of stage

lap, leg
Words Related to stage

layover, stopover
3 an individual part of a process, series, or ranking
  • in the last stage of the project
Synonyms of stage

chapter, cut, degree, grade, inch, notch, peg, phase, place, point, step
Words Related to stage

angle, aspect, facet, side

amount, measure, plane

decrement, increment
4 the public performance of plays
  • drawn to the stage as a career
Synonyms of stage

drama, dramatics, theater (or theatre), theatricals, theatrics
Words Related to stage

boards

acting, footlights

entertainment, showbiz, show business

amusement, distraction, diversion, recreation

exhibition, pageant, pageantry, presentation, production, show, spectacle

stage

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of stage

to bring before the public in performance or exhibition
  • staged the full body of Shakespeare's plays in the course of a year
Synonyms of stage

carry, give, mount, offer, present
Words Related to stage

display, exhibit, expose, parade, show, show off, unveil

preview

act, impersonate, perform, play, portray

depict, dramatize, enact, render, represent

extend, proffer, tender
Phrases Synonymous with stage

come out with

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