Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun backstage
1 sense of backstage
Sense 1
wing, offstage, backstage -- (a stage area out of sight of the audience)
=> stage -- (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")
Antonyms of adj backstage
1 sense of backstage
Sense 1
offstage, backstage -- (concealed from public view or attention; "offstage political meetings")
INDIRECT (VIA private) -> public -- (not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens"; "performers and members of royal families are public figures")
Similarity of adj backstage
1 sense of backstage
Sense 1
offstage, backstage -- (concealed from public view or attention; "offstage political meetings")
=> private (vs. public) -- (confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life")
Synonyms of adv backstage
2 senses of backstage
Sense 1
backstage -- (out of view of the public; behind the scenes; "Working backstage to gain political support for his proposal"; "many private deals were made backstage at the convention")
Sense 2
backstage -- (in or to a backstage area of a theater; "costumes were changed backstage")