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 last test, in September, was the first to reach orbit, but SpaceX did not try to recover any of the rocket stages. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2026

All of a sudden, we got blessed with provisions to build a facility, like several stages and then an entire village. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Nov. 2026

Other selling points are the world-class Cinevilla backlot (the largest in the Baltics), the Riga Film Studios sound stages and LED Unit, Riga’s premier virtual production studio. — Annika Pham, Variety, 13 Nov. 2026

The movie chronicles their sweet romance and the early stages of the ascent — until the camera crew captures Nelson dying in an avalanche, at which point everything about the project and its future had to be called into question. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2026

Blue Nile’s reach across North America introduces our family’s cutting legacy to a wider audience, meeting customers at different stages of their lives. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2026

Both of Starship's stages — Super Heavy and the Ship — are designed to be rapidly reusable. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 13 Nov. 2026

Being diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) means processing the fact that, unlike earlier stages of breast cancer, MBC is not yet curable. — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 6 Nov. 2026

Obviously, the shorter the disruption, the less the networks/streamers will have to scramble for programming alternatives; on the bright side, the early stages of the MLB season are also flush with other high-value sports options. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Verb

The boxing story is a lot of fun, and as a director Stallone stages the final match with energy and style, but the movie’s real heart is in the scenes leading up to the fight. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026

New York Road Runners, the nonprofit club that stages the race, said in a news release that a bystander administered CPR to Apa, and event medical staffers also did CPR and used a defibrillator. — Larry Neumeister, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Aritzia stages its investor day conference in New York Tuesday when executives will provides further details on the five-year plan. — David Moin, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

In one of the film’s pivotal sequences, Fielder stages a reenactment, based on his recollections, of a meeting with Evans, Holmes, Oppenheim and two A24 executives. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Those groups go to 63 third-party logistics sites this year, and each site stages the boxes for 25 to 30 stores before loading them onto trucks. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

Florida stages emergency resources The Florida State Emergency Response Team is mobilizing resources ahead of the storm, with supplies being strategically staged in Tallahassee and the Santa Rosa area for rapid deployment if needed, DeSantis said. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

The company stages live fights where people remotely control humanoid robots against other humanoid robots. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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