Qualities
Synonyms for upstage
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
remote in manner
He was upstage with strangers.
The true synonym
distant
Same sentence, swapped: He was distant with strangers.
Close but different
These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for upstage as it is used in the sentence above.
- domineering
- snub
- overbearing
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constancynounstabilitythe quality of being enduring and free from change or variationHigh Campcopiousadjectivevoluminouslarge in number or quantity (especially of discourse)High Campdatelessadjectiveendlesshaving no known beginning and presumably no endHigh Camp2 sensesHas a reason linedebonairadjectivesuavehaving a sophisticated charmHigh CampHas a reason linehuskyadjectivehoarsedeep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotionRidgelineHas a reason lineidenticaladjectiveverybeing the exact same oneTreelineidentitynounindividualitythe distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entityRidgelinecoincidentadjectivesimultaneousoccurring or operating at the same timeHigh Camp
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