Meanings
adjectivestaged (comparative more staged, superlative most staged)
comparative more staged · superlative most staged
- Of an event, intentionally performed while being falsely contrived to appear authentic or coincidental.
The car accident was actually staged so he could collect the insurance money.
- Intended for the stage as in a theater.
The staged performance was good, but I liked the book better.
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of stage
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivewritten for or performed on the stage
Opposite
adjectivedeliberately arranged for effect
Similar
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch geënsceneerd
- geënsceneerdintended for the performance stage
French monté de toutes pièces, arrangé avec le gars des vues
- monté de toutes piècesplanned, prepared
- arrangé avec le gars des vuesplanned, prepared
- mis en scèneintended for the performance stage
- mise en scèneintended for the performance stage
Indonesian settingan, terencana
- settinganplanned, prepared
- terencanaplanned, prepared
Italian messo in scena
- messo in scenaintended for the performance stage
Portuguese encenado
- encenadointended for the performance stage
Spanish trucado, orquestado
- trucadoplanned, prepared
- orquestadoplanned, prepared
- truqueadoplanned, prepared
- amañadoplanned, prepared
- fingidoplanned, prepared
- planificadoplanned, prepared
- montadoplanned, prepared
- montadointended for the performance stage
- escenificadointended for the performance stage
- teatralizadointended for the performance stage
Cite this entry
APA
staged. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staged
MLA
“staged.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staged. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “staged,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staged.
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