Directed and Staged

Directed

Directed adjective - (often used in combination) having a specified direction.
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Synonyms for Directed

Staged is an antonym for directed.

Staged

Staged adjective - Deliberately arranged for effect.

Directed is an antonym for staged.

Nearby Words: stage, stag, stagy, staging, stager

Both words in one sentence

  • Theatre / The Wiz It is still frequently staged today.Motown and Universal produced a movie adaptation in 1978; it was directed by Sidney Lumet and Joel Schumacher wrote the screenplay.
  • She's used it to make people pass out from lust (directed at her), and caused sadness in a couple of enemies so they couldn't fight back (though that was a staged fight).
    Source: Emotion Bomb
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