Synonyms of stages

stages 1 of 2

noun

plural of stage

1

as in podiums

a level usually raised surface

spoke to the audience from a small stage in front

Synonyms & Similar Words

• podiums
• platforms
• stands
• pulpits
• tribunes
• balconies
• rostra
• altars
• daises
• risers
• scaffolds
• galleries
• bimahs
• footpaces

2

as in legs

a portion of a trip

this is only the first stage of the journey

Synonyms & Similar Words

• legs
• laps
• stopovers
• layovers

3

as in phases

an individual part of a process, series, or ranking

in the last stage of the project

Synonyms & Similar Words

• phases
• chapters
• steps
• points
• places
• inches
• degrees
• grades
• cuts
• aspects
• pegs
• sides
• notches
• amounts
• angles
• facets
• planes
• measures
• increments
• decrements

stages

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stage

as in offers

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

• offers
• presents
• gives
• performs
• carries
• mounts
• exhibits
• shows
• comes out with
• displays
• acts
• plays
• renders
• previews
• exposes
• parades
• represents
• unveils
• portrays
• shows off
• tenders
• depicts
• enacts
• dramatizes
• extends
• impersonates
• proffers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stages

Noun

In this case, that’s made easier by the wealth of Kraft and the other venue owners who did not want Macklemore on their stages, along with populist anger at billionaires. — Kenneth L. Marcus, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

Review is just one of the stages where speed gains get canceled out. — Illia Smoliienko, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

There’s still no official word on exactly how many actors remain, but after years of rumors, the search appears to be moving into its final stages. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026

The development process for the new installment is well underway, with casting for the new leads alongside Danes in advanced stages. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

By zooming in on the earliest stages of embryonic development in mice models, the researchers found that the hindbrain follows a separate, but parallel, developmental path than the forebrain. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026

Currently, more intensive solutions like a replacement are likely better for people at more advanced stages. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2026

Fewer steps for battery makers The approach could also help manufacturers reduce manufacturing complexity if fewer coating and lubrication stages are required. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

The rebuilt 90,000-seat stadium, which opened in 2007, remains the home of England’s national teams and one of the sport’s most recognizable stages. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

Verb

Lowe’s principal is out for a blue ribbon prize from the school district, and to sabotage his ambitions Doug stages an original musical in secret starring his earnest, talented young students. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

McKinley stages a few bullet-sweating sequences of peril, including a particularly brutal transport of gold bars across a crumbling rope bridge and an underwater accident exacerbated by floating logs. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Through serial repetition, role-play, and the oscillation between masculine and feminine visual codes, Stötzer stages gender as something performed rather than possessed. — Elisa R. Linn, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

August 2027 will be the last time that East Lake stages the championship in its four-day, 72-hole format. — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 29 Aug. 2026

For the last decade, Goodheart has also been the producing artistic director of the Elm Shakespeare Company, which stages Shakespeare plays every summer in Edgerton Park on the New Haven/Hamden border. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026

And the International Olympic Committee stages a Youth Olympic Games every four years for those ages 15 to 17. — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

Just don’t expect anything to be finalized before NBC stages its near-instant replay of Super Bowl LX at Lumen Field. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 July 2026

At the 2024 Olympic Games, Canada used a drone to spy on New Zealand, their opponents in the women’s football group stages. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 22 July 2026