backstage

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
2. (not-comparable) Secret, concealed from the public.

Adv

1. Towards the area behind the stage.
2. Out of view of the public.

Noun

1. The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.
2. The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.

Synonyms

offstage

behind the scenes

wing

🪽

sneakingly

covertly

dressing room

in secret

on the sly

privily

secretly

sneakily

sub rosa

green room

on the Q.T.

backdoor

on the QT

back door

behind-the-scenes

covert

Translations

retroscena

dans les coulisses

entre bastidores

en coulisse

hinter den Kulissen

παρασκήνια

kulis

bastidores

backstage

achter de coulissen

bastidores

παρασκήνιο

backstage

Backstage

Garderobenräume

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From back + stage.