staged

[ steyjd ]

adjective

1. adapted for or produced on the stage.
2. contrived for a desired impression:

   It was a staged, rather than spontaneous, demonstration of affection.

3. occurring or planned to occur in stages:

   a staged increase in wages.

Other Words From

• un·staged adjective
• well-staged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of staged¹

First recorded in 1560–70; stage + -ed ³

Example Sentences

So some sort of hybrid or staged or false flag kind of attack in tandem with a political coup in Kiev, where he works to install a more Russia-loyal leader.

From Washington Blade

When Yoo and Lee were arrested for the bombing and the snakes, Korean film employees staged protests demanding their release.

From The Daily Beast

No wonder somebody using North Korean code staged a raid on Sony Pictures.

From The Daily Beast

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute has staged some truly fantastic shows over the past few years.

From The Daily Beast

Conflicts and resolutions were staged with the skill of a chessplayer working out new endgame strategies.

From The Daily Beast

“She has staged a revolution,” said one former security advisor.

From The Daily Beast

Then on to the corrals, where some spectacular broncho busting was staged for the sole benefit of the visitors.

From Project Gutenberg

Fairbridge looked down upon it, and seldom patronised the shows (they never said “plays”) staged in its miniature theatre.

From Project Gutenberg

After two performances, without scenery or costumes, it was staged no more, and had no sale when published by the author.

From Project Gutenberg

The play was well written and staged, and Elsie Leslie was charming enough in her parts, but in the duality lay the difficulty.

From Project Gutenberg

This was the theater where his own little drama of unfitness and failure and private mortification had been staged and acted.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• abnormal
• bizarre
• incredible
• odd
• outlandish
• outrageous
• perverse
• preposterous
• stilted
• strange
• unusual