Stage definition

Stage as a noun

1. any distinct time period in a sequence of events

   "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"

   Same sense: phase

2. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

   "at what stage are the social sciences?"

   Same sense: point, level, degree

3. a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience

   "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box"

4. the theater as a profession (usually ‘the stage’)

   "an early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage"

5. a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns

   "we went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles"

   Same sense: stagecoach

6. a section or portion of a journey or course

   "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"

   Same sense: leg

7. any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something

   "All the world's a stage"

8. a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination

   Same sense: microscope stage

Stage as a verb

9. perform (a play), especially on a stage

   "we are going to stage ‘Othello’"

   Same sense: present, represent

10. plan, organize, and carry out (an event)

    "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion"

    Same sense: arrange

Synonyms and antonyms

• phase
• point definition
• level definition
• degree
• stagecoach
• leg
• microscope stage
• present definition
• represent
• arrange

How to say stage

Stage has 1 syllable and rhymes with age. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with stage

• age
• page
• wage
• engage
• teenage
• cage
• rage
• gauge
• outrage
• sage
• backstage
• onstage

STAGE in word games

Scrabble

6

Words With Friends

7

Anagrams

2

Is STAGE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check STAGE in the word checker, or unscramble STAGE to see its 2 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.