Synonyms of stage

stage 1 of 2

noun

ˈstāj 

1

as in podium

a level usually raised surface

spoke to the audience from a small stage in front

Synonyms & Similar Words

• podium
• platform
• stand
• pulpit
• dais
• rostrum
• tribune
• balcony
• altar
• scaffold
• riser
• gallery
• bimah
• footpace

2

as in leg

a portion of a trip

this is only the first stage of the journey

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leg
• lap
• stopover
• layover

3

as in chapter

an individual part of a process, series, or ranking

in the last stage of the project

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chapter
• phase
• inch
• step
• point
• place
• degree
• grade
• side
• cut
• peg
• notch
• aspect
• amount
• plane
• angle
• facet
• measure
• increment
• decrement

4

as in drama

the public performance of plays

drawn to the stage as a career

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drama
• theater
• production
• acting
• entertainment
• theatrics
• theatricals
• dramatics
• exhibition
• presentation
• show
• boards
• footlights
• recreation
• pageant
• spectacle
• amusement
• diversion
• show business
• showbiz
• pageantry
• distraction

stage

2 of 2

verb

ˈstāj 

as in to present

to bring before the public in performance or exhibition

staged the full body of Shakespeare's plays in the course of a year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• present
• offer
• give
• perform
• carry
• mount
• show
• display
• parade
• exhibit
• come out with
• play
• act
• render
• unveil
• expose
• show off
• represent
• preview
• enact
• portray
• depict
• dramatize
• extend
• tender
• impersonate
• proffer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stage

Noun

Preparing for stages and working on music while going to school felt surreal. — Billboard Korea, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2026

For the title role, Baudry cast Simon Abkarian, an actor best known for his work on the stage. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2026

Verb

Patients whose priority is extraction technique and donor handling, who are comfortable with a smaller city, and who would rather stage a big case than squeeze it. — Burak Onal, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2026

In October, a neo-Nazi plot to stage a mass shooting at a Hindu place of worship in Aurora, Illinois, was also narrowly foiled by authorities. — Tom Sanders, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

Phrases Containing stage

• center stage
• stage a comeback
• stage director