upstage
ADJECTIVEADVERBVERBNOUN
/əp'steɪdʒ/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH U
upstage is a valid 7-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
U1P3S1T1A1G2E1
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does upstage mean?
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
Remote in manner.
“he was upstage with strangers”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
ADVERB · 1 SENSE
1
At or toward the rear of the stage.
“the dancers were directed to move upstage”
ANTONYMS
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience.
BROADER
RELATED
2
Steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else.
“When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress”
BROADER
RELATED
3
Treat snobbishly, put in one's place.
BROADER
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The rear part of the stage.
BROADER
OTHER · 1 SENSE
1
Of the back half of a stage.
“she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience”
ANTONYMS