Upstage
Part of speech: adverb
Definition: toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage. away from a motion-picture or television camera.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: At the rear of a stage.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To draw attention away from. To force an actor to face away from the audience by staying upstage. To treat snobbishly.
Aloof
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant
Part of speech: adverb
Definition: At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.Without sympathy; unfavorably.
Example sentence: By nominating Chuck Hagel to be his Defense secretary, President Obama is putting forward an aloof contrarian who doesn't suffer fools - a striving politician who considers himself above politics.