staged
Of an event, intentionally performed while being falsely contrived to appear authentic or coincidental.
Example
“The car accident was actually staged so he could collect the insurance money.”
Other meanings
Intended for the stage as in a theater.
“The staged performance was good, but I liked the book better.”
Related words
- multistaged
- nonstaged
- semistaged
- unstaged
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “staged” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.