downstage

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adverb

Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage.

Opposite
upstage
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Meanings

adverbdownstage (comparative more downstage, superlative most downstage)

comparative more downstage · superlative most downstage

  1. Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage.
  2. Towards a motion-picture or television camera.
adjectivedownstage (comparative more downstage, superlative most downstage)

comparative more downstage · superlative most downstage

  1. At the front of a stage.
noundownstage (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera.
verbdownstage (third-person singular simple present downstages, present participle downstaging, simple past and past participle downstaged)

present singular third person downstages · participle present downstaging · participle past downstaged · past downstaged

  1. transitivemedicineTo restage downward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage).

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof the front half of a stage

Opposite
upstage

adverbat or toward the front of the stage

Opposite
upstage

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From down- + stage.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

downstage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downstage

MLA

“downstage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downstage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downstage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downstage.

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