staged

Of an event, intentionally performed while being falsely contrived to appear authentic or coincidental.

Adjective

  1. Of an event, intentionally performed while being falsely contrived to appear authentic or coincidental.
    • The car accident was actually staged so he could collect the insurance money.
  2. Intended for the stage as in a theater.
    • The staged performance was good, but I liked the book better.

Forms

more staged most staged

Derived

multistaged nonstaged semistaged unstaged

Verb

  1. simple past and past participle of stage