- upstage - of the back half of a stage; "she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience"
Antonym: downstage
- aloof, distant, upstage - remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"
Antonym: unreserved (indirect, via reserved)
- upstage - at or toward the rear of the stage; "the dancers were directed to move upstage"
Antonyms: downstage
- upstage - treat snobbishly, put in one's place
--1 is one way to treat, handle, do by
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- upstage - move (another actor) upstage, forcing him to turn away from the audience
--2 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun upstager1
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- upstage - steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else; "When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress"
--3 is one way to outshine
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun upstager1
Sam cannot upstage Sue
- upstage - move (another actor) upstage, forcing him to turn away from the audience