1. (noun) background
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
Synonyms: setting, background signal, scope, backcloth, screen background, desktop, background knowledge, backdrop, ground
Antonyms: highlight, play up, foreground, spotlight
2. (noun) background, ground
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
Synonyms: screen background, setting, ground, priming coat, primer, background signal, soil, background, undercoat, basis, solid ground, dry land, primer coat, footing, land, priming, backcloth, background knowledge, scope, reason, flat coat, backdrop, desktop, earth, terra firma
Antonyms: play up, foreground, spotlight, highlight
3. (noun) background, background knowledge
information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem
Synonyms: setting, background signal, scope, backcloth, screen background, desktop, background knowledge, background, backdrop, ground
Antonyms: foreground, spotlight, highlight, play up
4. (noun) background, background signal
extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
Synonyms: setting, background signal, scope, backcloth, screen background, desktop, background knowledge, background, backdrop, ground
Antonyms: foreground, spotlight, highlight, play up
5. (noun) background
relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
Synonyms: setting, background signal, scope, backcloth, screen background, desktop, background knowledge, backdrop, ground
Antonyms: play up, spotlight, highlight, foreground
6. (noun) setting, background, scope
the state of the environment in which a situation exists
Synonyms: place setting, screen background, scene, compass, ground, telescope, background signal, circumstance, reach, cathode-ray oscilloscope, ambit, setting, range, mise en scene, oscilloscope, backcloth, background knowledge, scope, background, mount, orbit, backdrop, desktop, context, stage setting
Antonyms: play up, highlight, foreground, spotlight
7. (noun) background, desktop, screen background
(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
Synonyms: setting, background signal, scope, backcloth, screen background, desktop, background knowledge, background, backdrop, ground
Antonyms: foreground, play up, highlight, spotlight
8. (verb) backdrop, background, backcloth
scenery hung at back of stage
Synonyms: setting, background signal, scope, backcloth, desktop, background knowledge, background, screen background, backdrop, ground
Antonyms: play up, highlight, foreground, spotlight
9. (verb) background, play down, downplay
understate the importance or quality of
Synonyms: downplay, minimize, play down, background, understate, minimise
Antonyms: highlight, foreground, play up, spotlight
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