background - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

scenery hung at back of stage

Synonyms

• backcloth
• backdrop
• background

More generic

• scene
• scenery

Noun

(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear

Synonyms

• background
• desktop
• screen background

More generic

• CRT screen
• screen

Noun

a person's social heritage: previous experience or training

Synonyms

• background

More generic

• heritage
• inheritance

Noun

information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem

Synonyms

• background
• background knowledge

More generic

• information

Noun

the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground

Synonyms

• background
• ground

More generic

• aspect
• panorama
• prospect
• scene
• view
• vista

Noun

relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation

Synonyms

• background

More generic

• accompaniment
• attendant
• co-occurrence
• concomitant

Noun

extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured

Synonyms

• background
• background signal

More generic

• disturbance
• interference
• noise

More specific

• background noise
• background radiation
• ground noise

Noun

the state of the environment in which a situation exists

Synonyms

• background
• scope
• setting

More generic

• environment

More specific

• canvas
• canvass
• show window
• showcase

Verb

understate the importance or quality of

Synonyms

• background
• downplay
• play down

More generic

• accent
• accentuate
• emphasise
• emphasize
• punctuate
• stress

Opposite / Antonyms

• foreground

More specific

• soft-pedal
• wave off

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