What is another word for backstage?
632 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ bˈakste͡ɪd͡ʒ], [ bˈaksteɪdʒ], [ b_ˈa_k_s_t_eɪ_dʒ]
Backstage is a term used to refer to the area located behind the scenes of a theater or venue where performers and crew prepare and practice before a show. However, there are several synonyms that can describe backstage depending on the context. Some of these include behind-the-scenes, offstage, rearstage, and wings. Behind-the-scenes is a widely used synonym and refers to activities or happenings that occur privately or secretly. Offstage is also used to describe private or unseen moments during a show. Rearstage refers to the area behind the stage while wings are the areas that are located at both sides of the stage.
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Similar words for backstage:
Synonyms for Backstage:
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adj.
• all • behind-the-scenes -
n.
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- au fait ,
- awake to something ,
- aware ,
- clued up ,
- conversant ,
- familiar with something ,
- informed ,
- knowing ,
- knowledgeable ,
- omniscient .
- wing .
Other synonyms:
- aisle ,
- auditorium ,
- backcloth ,
- box office ,
- catwalk ,
- curtain ,
- downstage ,
- dress circle ,
- footlights ,
- gel ,
- greenroom ,
- loge ,
- marquee ,
- onstage ,
- orchestra ,
- orchestra pit ,
- peanut gallery ,
- proscenium ,
- rostrum ,
- safety curtain ,
- stage door ,
- the houselights ,
- the silver screen ,
- upstage .
- set .
Other relevant words:
- abreast ,
- abut ,
- accession ,
- add on ,
- add-in ,
- add-on ,
- adjoin ,
- adjust ,
- adulterate ,
- all-knowing ,
- aloof ,
- ambo ,
- append ,
- arcanum ,
- area ,
- arrange ,
- art gallery ,
- au courant ,
- back door ,
- back entrance ,
- background knowledge ,
- background signal ,
- backstair ,
- backstairs ,
- band ,
- beat ,
- beat out ,
- belowground ,
- bent ,
- blast ,
- blind ,
- block out ,
- blowup ,
- bob ,
- bobtail ,
- booth ,
- border ,
- bound ,
- boundary ,
- box seat ,
- boxful ,
- boxwood ,
- branch ,
- bridge circuit ,
- bridge deck ,
- bridge over ,
- bridgework ,
- buck private ,
- buff ,
- buffer storage ,
- buffer store ,
- buffer zone ,
- build up ,
- business firm ,
- butt ,
- butt against ,
- butt on ,
- cabalistic ,
- carapace ,
- card ,
- carrel ,
- carrell ,
- case ,
- casing ,
- cavity ,
- circle ,
- circuit board ,
- circuit card ,
- classified ad ,
- classified advertisement ,
- cloak-and-dagger ,
- close ,
- closed book ,
- closelipped ,
- closemouthed ,
- closet ,
- cognisant ,
- cognizant ,
- coif ,
- coiffe ,
- coiffure ,
- colliery ,
- colloidal gel ,
- common soldier ,
- concealment ,
- congeal ,
- conk ,
- continuance ,
- control board ,
- control grid ,
- control panel ,
- corner ,
- correct ,
- countersink ,
- course ,
- cover ,
- covert ,
- cowcatcher ,
- crafty ,
- crush ,
- cryptical ,
- cubicle ,
- cunning ,
- curing ,
- cushion ,
- cuticle ,
- dais ,
- debase ,
- deep ,
- define ,
- degree ,
- deliberate ,
- denotation ,
- desktop ,
- determine ,
- determined ,
- dictated ,
- dilly-dally ,
- dillydally ,
- dilute ,
- dim ,
- dining table ,
- display board ,
- display panel ,
- distant ,
- dockage ,
- docking facility ,
- dodgy ,
- domiciliate ,
- downplay ,
- drag one's feet ,
- drag one's heels ,
- drape ,
- drapery ,
- dress ,
- drift ,
- dustup ,
- eggshell ,
- elaboration ,
- elongate ,
- endocarp ,
- english ,
- enigma ,
- erect ,
- exercise set ,
- expanding upon ,
- extend ,
- extension phone ,
- extension service ,
- face ,
- faint ,
- family circle ,
- file name extension ,
- filename extension ,
- filmdom ,
- firm ,
- fishy ,
- fit ,
- fix ,
- fixed ,
- flight feather ,
- fly ,
- football field ,
- foreground ,
- fortify ,
- fossa ,
- foxy ,
- fructify ,
- funny ,
- gain ,
- gameboard ,
- gangway ,
- gear up ,
- gelatin ,
- get on ,
- gird ,
- glare ,
- go down ,
- go under ,
- good ,
- good continuation ,
- ground ,
- growth ,
- guileful ,
- hair gel ,
- hardened ,
- hardening ,
- heading ,
- highlight ,
- hole-in-corner ,
- home ,
- household ,
- hugger-mugger ,
- hush-hush ,
- husk ,
- improver ,
- in darkness ,
- in person ,
- inch ,
- incline ,
- increment ,
- individual ,
- infernal region ,
- inferno ,
- inscrutable ,
- inside ,
- instrument panel ,
- intentional ,
- interior ,
- internal ,
- intimate ,
- invisible ,
- jell ,
- just ,
- kabbalistic ,
- kiosk ,
- knavish ,
- laid ,
- law of continuation ,
- lay ,
- lay out ,
- learned ,
- left stage ,
- leg ,
- lengthiness ,
- lettered ,
- level ,
- limelight ,
- limit ,
- load ,
- loading dock ,
- localise ,
- localize ,
- located ,
- lot ,
- magnification ,
- mansion ,
- mantle ,
- march ,
- mark ,
- marquise ,
- match ,
- medium ,
- menage ,
- metro ,
- microscope stage ,
- mindful ,
- mousse ,
- mutely ,
- mystery ,
- mystic ,
- mystical ,
- mystifying ,
- nearly ,
- nether region ,
- nosepiece ,
- obscure ,
- occult ,
- on the qt ,
- oppose ,
- orphic ,
- out of sight ,
- out of the blue ,
- outdoor stage ,
- package ,
- pall ,
- panel ,
- patchboard ,
- pavilion ,
- pennon ,
- perdition ,
- phase ,
- picture gallery ,
- pier ,
- pilot ,
- pitfall ,
- place ,
- placed ,
- planetary house ,
- plank ,
- plant ,
- plate ,
- play down ,
- play off ,
- play up ,
- plug-in ,
- plugboard ,
- plus ,
- pock ,
- podium ,
- point ,
- polisher ,
- pose ,
- position ,
- power grid ,
- power system ,
- prepare ,
- present ,
- press ,
- primed ,
- privileged ,
- privy ,
- procrastinate ,
- projection screen ,
- prolongation ,
- propagation ,
- proscenium wall ,
- protraction ,
- public eye ,
- pulpit ,
- put ,
- put up ,
- qabalistic ,
- quarrel ,
- quarry ,
- quiet ,
- quill ,
- quill feather ,
- racing shell ,
- rail ,
- rails ,
- raw ,
- reach ,
- reaching ,
- readiness ,
- ready ,
- reference ,
- represent ,
- resistance ,
- restfully ,
- riddle ,
- rig ,
- right stage ,
- rigid ,
- room ,
- rowing ,
- run-in ,
- sales booth ,
- scale ,
- scar ,
- scene ,
- scope ,
- screen background ,
- screen out ,
- screenland ,
- secluded ,
- second balcony ,
- sensible ,
- sequel ,
- set up ,
- seth ,
- setting ,
- shackle ,
- shadowed ,
- sharpness ,
- shield ,
- shillyshally ,
- sibylline ,
- sic ,
- side of meat ,
- sieve ,
- sign ,
- sign of the zodiac ,
- silver screen ,
- situated ,
- sleeve ,
- slick ,
- slope ,
- sneak ,
- sneaky ,
- snout ,
- soapbox ,
- soften ,
- softly ,
- solidification ,
- solidifying ,
- sore ,
- sorrel ,
- sort ,
- sour grass ,
- span ,
- specify ,
- spiritual domain ,
- spiritual world ,
- spiritualist ,
- spot ,
- stage set ,
- stagecoach ,
- stagey ,
- stalling ,
- stand ,
- star sign ,
- step-up ,
- stick on ,
- stint ,
- stone ,
- stone pit ,
- storage-battery grid ,
- stretch along ,
- stretch out ,
- stretchability ,
- stretchiness ,
- stretching ,
- stump ,
- sub-rosa ,
- subdivision ,
- subterraneous ,
- subway ,
- subway system ,
- summation ,
- supplement ,
- surface area ,
- suspect ,
- suspicious ,
- sweep ,
- table ,
- taciturnly ,
- tail ,
- telephone extension ,
- tender ,
- test ,
- ticket booth ,
- ticket office ,
- tight ,
- tightlipped ,
- track ,
- tree branch ,
- tricksy ,
- tricky ,
- trounce ,
- tube ,
- typeset ,
- ulterior ,
- umbrageous ,
- unanticipated ,
- unavowed ,
- undercover ,
- unfold ,
- unforeseen ,
- university extension ,
- unlooked-for ,
- unobserved ,
- unsloped ,
- up on ,
- upper balcony ,
- upright piano ,
- vague ,
- vanquish ,
- veranda ,
- verandah ,
- versed ,
- vertical ,
- weapon ,
- weapon system ,
- well ,
- well-educated ,
- well-read ,
- wharf ,
- wharfage ,
- wily ,
- wing flat ,
- wise ,
- wise to ,
- wispy ,
- wordlessly ,
- words ,
- wraithlike ,
- wrangle .
- acting area ,
- addition ,
- affix ,
- annex ,
- annexe ,
- apron stage ,
- arcane ,
- arm ,
- augmentation ,
- backdoor ,
- background ,
- band shell ,
- bandstand ,
- before an audience ,
- before the footlights ,
- behind closed doors ,
- behind-the-scenes ,
- board ,
- boards ,
- bridge ,
- buffer ,
- clandestine ,
- clandestinely ,
- classified ,
- closely ,
- concealed ,
- confidential ,
- confidentially ,
- continuation ,
- coulisse ,
- covertly ,
- cryptic ,
- darkly ,
- dock ,
- dressing room ,
- edge ,
- elongation ,
- enlargement ,
- esoteric ,
- expanse ,
- expansion ,
- extension ,
- extent ,
- fender ,
- flank ,
- flies ,
- fly floor ,
- fly gallery ,
- forestage ,
- furtive ,
- furtively ,
- green room ,
- grid ,
- gridiron ,
- hidden ,
- hole-and-corner ,
- in private ,
- in secret ,
- in the background ,
- in the limelight ,
- in the wings ,
- inconspicuous ,
- increase ,
- inner ,
- intimately ,
- latent ,
- lightboard ,
- limb ,
- mysterious ,
- on the sly ,
- personally ,
- pinion ,
- privately ,
- privily ,
- quietly ,
- secret ,
- secretive ,
- secretively ,
- secretly ,
- sensitive ,
- shady ,
- shell ,
- side ,
- silently ,
- sly ,
- sneakily ,
- stage ,
- stage left ,
- stage right ,
- stealthily ,
- stealthy ,
- stretch ,
- subterranean ,
- surreptitious ,
- surreptitiously ,
- switchboard ,
- the boards ,
- unnoticed ,
- unobtrusive ,
- unseen ,
- upright ,
- veiled ,
- wings .
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How to use "Backstage" in context?
Backstage is an area of theaters, conventions and other places where performers, such as actors and musicians, prepare for their appearances. The term can also refer to a person who works in this area.
Homophones for Backstage:
- basket oak, boy scouts, basket ash, baked egg, big stick, bauxitic, box white oak, beefsteak, bycatch, by-catch, beef stock, besides, buckwheat cake, backstitch, back judge, Box Kodak, backwoods.
Hyponym for Backstage:
n.
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artifact
stage.
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artifact
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