Words and phrases that have a meaning related to background: (225 results)
Antonyms:
foreground, highlight, play up, spotlight
Often used in the same context:
experience, qualifications, pedigree, acumen, credentials, backdrop, perspective, antecedents, expertise, aptitude, familiarity, knowledge, upbringing, milieu, affiliations, undertones, viewpoint, nuances, histories, lineage, foreground, accent, leanings, bona fides, curriculum vitae, references, context, overtones, skills, ancestry, sound, inclinations, biographical, involvement, knowledgeability, shadows, abilities, temperament, accompaniment, subtleties, vantage point, visuals, graphology, draftsperson, influences, intricacies, description, landscape, ethnicity, rsum, competence, blend, linguistics, worldview, subtext, doctorate, psychoacoustics, documentation, detail, articulateness, fluency, origins, standpoint, understanding, draughtsmanship, musicological, curricula vitae, sensitivity, predisposition, roots, motivations, fluegelhorn, profession, heritage, certified public accountant, eminence, vetting, specialism, reputability, underpainting, rigorousness, noninvolvement, character, gravitas, view, proficiencies, minoring, applicant, circles, instrumentation, affinities, acquaintanceship, sketchiness, chartered accountant, aspect, breadth, astuteness, dubiousness, depth, usis, profiles, phi beta kappa, backgrounds, grounding, groundwork, educa, grounds, foundation, rationale, training, underpinning, aptitudes, cultural, etc, etc.
More specific:
background noise, background radiation, canvas, canvass, ground noise, showcase, show window, wave off
Appears in the definition of:
accompaniment, aeneid, alto relievo, alto rilievo, argyle, argyll, artistic, backgrounder, background level, background signal, backup, basso relievo, basso rilievo, bas relief, camo, camouflage, case history, concordant, constitute, cover, crotalus mitchellii, cutout, dark field illumination, dark ground illumination, dolby, drop, drop cloth, drop curtain, effacement, embossment, exposition, familial, foil, form, ground, habituate, high relief, hygrophorus inocybiformis, intensified, irradiation, low relief, make, mat, matting, middle distance, musical accompaniment, noise level, pass, pick up, ray m. dolby, relief, relievo, riff, rilievo, sand painting, sculptural relief, self-effacement, silhouette, speckled rattlesnake, streak, stripe, subterranean, subterraneous, support, transfer, ulterior, wedgwood, white-shoe, willow-pattern, willowware, youth subculture
More general:
accentuate, bring out, co-occurrence, concomitant, crt screen, disturbance, emphasize, environment, information, inheritance, interference, noise, panorama, prospect, scene, scenery, screen, set off, stress, vista
Synonyms:
Also try:backcloth, background knowledge, desktop, play down, scope, screen background, setting
— Adjectives for background: historical, cultural, social, educational, ethnic, dark, white, general, black, theoretical, religious, more...
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