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onstage

adj · adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: AA2 N S T EY1 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

On the part of a stage that is visible to the audience.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Taking place on the part of a stage that is visible to the audience.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

situated or taking place on the area of a stage visible to the audience

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: offstage

4

adverb

Meaning 4

on the stage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • it was time for her to go onstage

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: offstage

History

Etymology

From on + stage.

Real reading context

onstage in complete knowledge articles