I had imagined that the newbies fresh from university would probably be stuck with all the backstage work - collecting reference material, getting copies and such but I couldn't have been proved more wrong.
Source: tatoeba (328203)
Backstage
/bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/
Synonyms for "backstage" (73 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (15)
Noun(6 words)
acting areaapronapron stagebackgroundband shellbandstandbefore an audiencebefore the footlightsbehind the scenes
Strong matches (22)
Related words (36)
Noun(12 words)
in the limelightllightboardoff stageon the stageonstageorchestraorchestra pitperforming areapitprosceniumproscenium stagershellstagestage leftstage rightswitchboardthe boardsup left
Adjective(1 words)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
10 entriesadverb of manneradverb of placecredentialoperational layerproduction staffrestricted informationstagetheater stafftheatre spacetheatrical space
More specific
24 entriesVIP passaudit logbackground taskbackstage areabackstage corridorbackstage deliberationsbackstage negotiationsbatch jobcrew passdata pipelinedressing roomgreen roomin camerain privatein the wingslighting crew
Showing 16 of 24 words.
Collocations
9 entriesbackstage accessbackstage areabackstage crewbackstage deliberationsbackstage managementbackstage negotiationsbackstage passbackstage politicsbackstage preparation
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
1 entriesbackstage area
similar
1 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
He went backstage after the show.
Source: tatoeba (1019758)
Tom went backstage to see if he could meet some of the band members.
Source: tatoeba (1092300)
I met Tom backstage.
Source: tatoeba (2387135)
Showing 4 of 12 available sentences.