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or stagey
Synonyms & Antonyms of stagy
1
given to or marked by attention-getting behavior suggestive of stage acting
- a motivational speaker whose stagy presentations motivate some listeners to head for the nearest exit
Synonyms for stagy
- dramatic,
- hammy,
- histrionic,
- melodramatic,
- theatrical
- (also theatric)
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2
having the general quality or effect of a stage performance
- the president's and the prime minister's public display of mutual admiration was a little too stagy to be convincing
Synonyms for stagy
- dramatic,
- histrionic,
- melodramatic,
- operatic,
- theatrical
- (also theatric)
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The first known use of stagy was in 1856
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