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upstage

DEFINITIONS OF: upstage

1

adv at or toward the rear of the stage

“the dancers were directed to move upstage”
Antonyms:
downstage
at or toward the front of the stage

v steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else

“When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress”
Type of:
outshine
attract more attention and praise than others

v move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience

Type of:
displace, move
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

v treat snobbishly, put in one's place

Type of:
do by, handle, treat
interact in a certain way

n the rear part of the stage

Type of:
part, portion
something less than the whole of a human artifact

adj of the back half of a stage

“she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience”
Antonyms:
downstage
of the front half of a stage

adj remote in manner

“he was upstage with strangers”
Synonyms:
aloof, distant
reserved
marked by self-restraint and reticence
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