offstage
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a stage area out of sight of the audience
Types & categories
- stage hypernym
Sense 2 adjective
situated or taking place in the area of a stage not visible to the audience
offstage noises
Related & opposite
- onstage antonym
Sense 3 adverb
behind the scenes; not on stage
the actors were waiting offstage
Related & opposite
- onstage antonym
Sense 4 adjective
concealed from public view or attention
offstage political meetings
Related & opposite
- private similar to
Sense 5 adverb
not in public
the deal was done offstage
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | stage |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | onstage |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | onstage |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | private |