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 the dying stages of the game, Messi hit each post in quick succession and then had a goal ruled out for offside before the full-time whistle sounded. — Dean Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

In the earliest planning stages after the wedding date has been set, a couple should be sure to pick a venue that will serve the best food possible. — Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2026

The department's Force Investigation Division is in the early stages of its investigation. — Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

This includes rocket stages, ground support equipment, propellant-loading hardware, flight control systems, range-safety electronics, and telemetry-tracking units. — David Szondy august 15, New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2026

Staley said there are similar parallels between what the WNBA is going through and what the NBA went through in the early stages of its growth. — Doug Feinberg, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

BookTok books becoming movies or TV shows Keep an eye on these BookTok darlings, some of which have release dates while others are in early stages of development. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026

Without any specific consumer requests, Crowell said the brand experimented with the shadow’s function and formulation in the early stages of development. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026

In 2016, after another trip to the emergency room, testing revealed that Kaverman, then 27, was in the early stages of heart failure. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026

Verb

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

MrBeast, a YouTuber who stages elaborate stunts, such as a real-life Squid Game, regularly gets hundreds of millions of views. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 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

Even as Iran stages a weeklong funeral for its slain leader, the Islamic Republic today is acting with a bold and newfound confidence born of a war that analysts say may have saved the regime from a post-protest erosion of legitimacy. — Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2026