UPSTAGE

adj. snobbish, arrogant, haughty (Informal); pertaining to the rear of the stage (Theater)

v. move upstage causing another actor to turn his back to the audience (Theatre); draw attention away from another, steal the show; treat someone haughtily

Verb
1. treat snobbishly, put in one's place
(hypernym) treat, handle, do by
2. move (another actor) upstage, forcing him to turn away from the audience
(hypernym) move, displace
(derivation) upstager
3. steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else; "When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress"
(hypernym) outshine
(derivation) upstager
Adjective
1. 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
2. remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"
(synonym) aloof, distant
(similar) reserved
Adverb
1. at or toward the rear of the stage; "the dancers were directed to move upstage"
(antonym) downstage
(classification) dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre

Synonyms and related words:
DR, 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, 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
  

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VERSO IL FONDO. ALTEZZOSO. SUPERBO. METTERE IN OMBRA. MOVIMENTO DI ALLONTANAMENTO DELLA MACCHINA DA PRESA [CINEMA]. PARTE POSTERIORE DEL SET [CINEMA]