Meanings
adjectivebackstage (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
adverbbackstage (comparative more backstage, superlative most backstage)
comparative more backstage · superlative most backstage
- Towards the area behind the stage.
nounbackstage (plural backstages)
plural backstages
- The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.
Another broad issue regarding the physical setting involves decisions about the setting's frontstage and backstage.
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Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Arabic كَوَالِيس
- كَوَالِيس (kawālīs)behind a stage
Bulgarian задкулисен, потаен
- задкулисен (zadkulisen)behind a stage
- потаен (potaen)secret
Catalan rereescena
- rereescenaarea behind the stage
Chinese Mandarin 後臺 /后台
- 後臺 /后台 (hòutái)area behind the stage
Czech zákulisní, zákulisní
- zákulisníbehind a stage
- zákulisnísecret
- zákulisíarea behind the stage
Dutch achterplan
- achterplanarea behind the stage
Esperanto kuliso
- kulisobehind a stage
Finnish kulissien takainen, kulissien takainen
- kulissien takainenbehind a stage
- kulissien takainensecret
- kulisseihintowards the area behind the stage
- kulissien taaksetowards the area behind the stage
- kulisseissaout of view of the public
- kulissien takanaout of view of the public
- takahuonearea behind the stage
- backstagearea behind the stage
- bäkkäriarea behind the stage
- takahuoneprivate portion of the space used by a business
French coulisses, coulisses
- coulissesbehind a stage
- coulissessecret
- coulissesarea behind the stage
German backstage, hinter den Kulissen
- backstagebehind a stage
- hinter den Kulissensecret
- Backstagearea behind the stage
Icelandic baktjalda-, baksviðs-
- baktjalda-behind a stage
- baksviðs-behind a stage
- leynilegursecret
- baksviðarea behind the stage
Italian quinta, quinte
- quintaarea behind the stage
- quintearea behind the stage
Latin postscaenium
- postscaeniumarea behind the stage
Māori tuaroa
- tuaroaarea behind the stage
Polish arierscena, zascenie
- arierscenaarea behind the stage
- zasceniearea behind the stage
Portuguese bastidores, coxia
- bastidoresbehind a stage
- coxiaarea behind the stage
- coxiasarea behind the stage
- bastidoresarea behind the stage
Russian закули́сный, закули́сный
- закули́сный (zakulísnyj)behind a stage
- закули́сный (zakulísnyj)secret
- за кули́сы (za kulísy)towards the area behind the stage
- закули́сно (zakulísno)out of view of the public
Turkish kulis, perde arkası
- kulisarea behind the stage
- perde arkasıarea behind the stage
- sahne arkasıarea behind the stage
Ukrainian закулі́сний, залаштунко́вий
- закулі́сний (zakulísnyj)behind a stage
- залаштунко́вий (zalaštunkóvyj)behind a stage
- закулі́сний (zakulísnyj)secret
- залаштунко́вий (zalaštunkóvyj)secret
Welsh yng nghefn y llwyfan, cefn llwyfan
- yng nghefn y llwyfanbehind a stage
- cefn llwyfanarea behind the stage
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with backstage
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APA
backstage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backstage
MLA
“backstage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backstage. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backstage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backstage.
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