staged

Definitions

Arranged or organized in advance to create a specific impression or effect.

Presented or performed on a stage, typically referring to a theatrical production.

Carried out in distinct, sequential phases or steps.

Examples

The activists staged a peaceful protest in front of the city hall to demand better public services.

The investigators suspected that the crime scene had been staged to look like a robbery.

Synonyms

orchestrated contrived choreographed planned arranged faked premeditated

Antonyms

spontaneous genuine authentic natural unplanned impromptu unrehearsed