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

The question is whether this interest will be reflected in the budget request for fiscal year 2028, which is now in the initial stages of preparation. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 30 Aug. 2026

Jacobson and Osterud's efforts did not move beyond the early stages of the recall process. — Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Lyntris built the production line to handle several stages of the manufacturing process at one location. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Psychologists talk about babies going through mirror stages as a step in their development of subjectivity. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Van Gisbergen leads Preece by 31 points — a relatively small cushion that could be quickly trimmed in the opening stages. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

There are a number of vaccines specifically designed to target the Bundibugyo strain in various stages of development. — Victoria Forster, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

But Barca need more than that to reach the latter stages of the Champions League. — Pol Ballús, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Typically, these stages are used to create intimacy between actors and their audience. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Verb

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

Destin Daniel Cretton stages the Spidey action with a clever, leaping grandeur that delivers what these movies need to. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 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

When the two storylines collide, Nolan stages a clash of A-list titans that throws the director’s usual cerebral machinations aside and instead satisfies his audience with some good old-fashion bloodlust. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026

The money handoff The film stages an argument between Donnie and Jon Bernthal’s Brad Bodnick during a money exchange that ends with Brad’s arrest. — Jp Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026

The Davidson Community Players, a nonprofit theater group founded in 1965, stages multiple productions annually, including a summer musical at the Duke Family Performance Hall on campus. — Brennan Long, Southern Living, 7 July 2026