staged

[steyjd] / steɪdʒd /

ADJECTIVE

produced

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acted performed

STRONG

imparted offered rendered shown

WEAK

put on

ADJECTIVE

theatrical

Synonyms

STRONGEST

campy comic exaggerated melodramatic operatic showy

STRONG

thespian vaudeville

WEAK

affected artificial ceremonious dramaturgic hammy histrionic histrionical mannered meretricious ostentatious pompous schmaltzy stagy stilted superficial theatric tragic unnatural unreal

Antonyms

WEAK

comedic real undramatic untheatrical

ADJECTIVE

unnatural

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abnormal bizarre incredible odd outlandish outrageous perverse preposterous stilted strange unusual

STRONG

affected

WEAK

aberrant anomalous assumed concocted contrary contrived ersatz extraordinary fabricated factitious false feigned forced freakish freaky imitation insincere irregular labored made-up make believe perverted phony pseudo put on stiff strained studied supernatural synthetic theatrical unaccountable uncanny unconforming unorthodox

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common familiar normal reasonable regular sensible standard usual

WEAK

acceptable genuine natural real

Example Sentences

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And the furniture was staged in small groupings to put the movie people in mind of potential scene settings.

From Literature

Behind me, the photographer and his assistant are readying their staged version of what they think my life should look like.

From Literature

Romeo and Juliet is being staged as a collaboration between the venue and theatre company Not Too Tame.

From BBC

I store things in my soul and in my memory, and maybe 10 years later, it shows up in a film as a staged event.

From The Wall Street Journal

Theatre was her real passion, and she took part in every production her school staged.

From BBC