unstaged
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6.7
- adjective
- /ʌnˈsteɪdʒd/
- Not that I would want to influence your vote or anything, but here's an unrehearsed, unstaged moment from Mitt Romney.
Examples
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A few years later, I might even have thought they had been purposely left there for the eyes of a reporter, but not on that unstaged evening.
Academic text (2011) -
Toronto and San Francisco oversamples were drawn (1050 each) to account for unstaged cases and other missing data.
Academic text (2011) -
For MacCannell, the relationship between surface and depth is much more complex; the only authentic, unstaged experience of local life that the tourist is likely to have is to see the locals going about their tourist business in a routine way, having gotten used to the presence of tourists.
Academic text (2008) -
The documentary captured an unstaged moment of joy when the children played in the park.
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During the interview, we wanted to create an unstaged atmosphere where the candidates felt at ease.
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The photographer specializes in unstaged shots that reflect genuine emotions and candid interactions.
Synonyms
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Not done or carried out, often not shown to people
Antonyms
How Staged
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unstaged is made from un- ('not') + stage ('platform for a performance'), so it means 'not performed on a stage'. A helpful way to remember it is like unhappy: un- simply makes the base word the opposite, and the base here is staged, meaning 'put on a stage'.