upstage

  • (r) at or toward the rear of the stage
    • the dancers were directed to move upstage
  • (a) of the back half of a stage
    • she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience
  • (s) remote in manner
    • stood apart with aloof dignity
    • a distant smile
    • he was upstage with strangers
    aloof, distant,

Nouns

  • (n) the rear part of the stage

Verbs

  • (v) treat snobbishly, put in one's place
  • (v) move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience
  • (v) steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else
    • When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress

Synonyms

aloof distant

Antonyms

downstage

Words of close approximity

upstair upstart upstate
upstager