overstage

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adjective

Above the stage.

Opposite
understage
OriginEnglish stage ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

adjectiveoverstage (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemachinery etcentertainmentAbove the stage.

    Antonyms: understage

verboverstage (third-person singular simple present overstages, present participle overstaging, simple past and past participle overstaged)

present singular third person overstages · participle present overstaging · participle past overstaged · past overstaged

  1. medicineTo overestimate the severity of a patient's illness.

    Antonyms: understage

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveAbove the stage.

Opposite
understage

verbTo overestimate the severity of a patient's illness.

Opposite
understage

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishstage
  8. Englishoverstage

From over- + stage.

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Cite this entry
APA

overstage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstage

MLA

“overstage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overstage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstage.

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