'upstage' definitions:
Definition of 'upstage'
(from WordNet)
adverb
At or toward the rear of the stage; "the dancers were directed to move upstage" [ant: downstage]
adjective
Of the back half of a stage; "she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience" [ant: downstage]
adjective
Remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers" [syn: aloof, distant, upstage]
noun
The rear part of the stage
verb
Treat snobbishly, put in one's place
verb
Move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience
verb
Steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else; "When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress"
Synonyms of 'upstage'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- act,
- act as foil,
- appear,
- arrogant,
- backstage,
- barnstorm,
- before an audience,
- before the footlights,
- behind the scenes,
- big,
- cold-shoulder,
- come out,
- condescending,
- domineering,
- down left,
- down right,
- downstage,
- DR,
- emote,
- emotionalize,
- get top billing,
- haughty,
- high-faluting,
- high-flown,
- high-hat,
- high-headed,
- high-nosed,
- hoity-toity,
- in the limelight,
- lofty,
- mime,
- not receive,
- off stage,
- on the stage,
- onstage,
- overbearing,
- pantomime,
- patronizing,
- patter,
- perform,
- play,
- play the lead,
- playact,
- proud,
- purse-proud,
- rebuff,
- register,
- repulse,
- sketch,
- snub,
- star,
- steal the show,
- stooge,
- stuck-up,
- superior,
- toplofty,
- tread the boards,
- troupe,
- turn away from,
- up left,
- uppish,
- uppity,
- upright