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Synonyms of upstage

68 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for upstage is airy. Other synonyms of upstage are arrogant, chesty, authoritarian, biggity and big-headed. The opposite of upstage is downstage.

Synonyms and similar words for upstage

adjectiveHaughty, aloof.

  • airy
  • arrogantHaving excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.
  • chesty informal
  • authoritarian
  • biggityConceited, uppity.
  • big-headed slang
  • blustery
  • turgescent formalBecoming turgid or swollen.
  • boastfulTending to boast or brag.
  • lordly
  • bombasticShowy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous.
  • cockyOverly confident; arrogant and boastful.
  • conceited
  • disdainfulShowing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy.
  • domineeringOverbearing, dictatorial or authoritarian.
  • egotistical
  • entitled
  • flauntingThat flaunts; showy or gaudy.
  • full of oneselfEgotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others; preoccupied with one's own work, interests, point of view, etc.
  • grandiose
  • hanktyOverbearing; pompous.
  • haughtyConveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
  • high-handedUsing power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others.
  • high-hat colloquialDisdainful; haughty.
  • high and mighty
  • highfalutin colloquialSelf-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
  • hoity-toity colloquial
  • holier-than-thouHypocritically or self-righteously pious; sanctimonious; smugly morally superior.
  • hubristicOf or relating to hubris (“excessive arrogance or pride, or presumption”); hence, overly arrogant or proud, or...
  • hubristicalHubristic.
  • imperious
  • inflated
  • insolentRude.
  • la-di-da
  • ostentatious
  • overbearingOverly bossy, domineering, arrogant, forceful, intense, or annoying.
  • overweeningUnduly confident; (sometimes also) arrogant.
  • pompousAffectedly grand, solemn or self-important.
  • presumptuousMaking unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding...
  • pretentious
  • priggishLike a prig.
  • puffed up
  • sanctimoniousMaking a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.
  • self-importantHaving, or behaving as if having, too high an opinion of one's own importance.
  • snobbish slangHaving the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.
  • snooty slangHaughty, pompous, snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.
  • snotty slang
  • stout
  • stuck up slang
  • superciliousArrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.
  • thrasonicThrasonical.
  • thrasonicalBoastful, bragging, vainglorious.
  • toplofticalHaughty, hoity-toity, superior.
  • toploftySelf-important, haughty.
  • tumid
  • turgid
  • uppish
  • uppityPresumptuous, above oneself, self-important; arrogant, snobbish, haughty.
  • uppySynonym of uppity.
  • vainOverly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with...
  • buggish dialectal, obsoleteUppity.
  • flatulent obsolete
  • glorious obsoleteExcessively proud or boastful.
  • haught obsoleteHaughty.
  • haut obsolete
  • orgulous archaic, literaryArrogant, haughty, proud.

verbTo draw attention away from others, especially on-stage.

  • eclipseTo overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.
  • overshadowTo dominate something and make it seem insignificant.

Opposite of upstage

verbTo restage upward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a higher stage than that...

  • downstageTo restage downward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last...

Meaning of upstage

  1. noun The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.
  2. adverb Toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage.
  3. adverb Away from the audience or camera.

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Questions about synonyms of upstage

What is another word for upstage?
Upstage has 68 synonyms on Word.ws, such as airy, arrogant, chesty, authoritarian, biggity, big-headed, blustery and turgescent.
What is the opposite of upstage?
The opposite of upstage is downstage.
What does upstage mean?
Upstage means the part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.

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