Antonyms for background
ˈbækˌgraʊndback·ground

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1. backgroundnoun

   a person's social heritage: previous experience or training

   "he is a lawyer with a sports background"

   Antonyms:
   highlight, play up, foreground, spotlight

   Synonyms:
   setting, background signal, scope, backcloth, screen background, desktop, background knowledge, backdrop, ground

2. background, groundnoun

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

   "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"

   Antonyms:
   play up, foreground, spotlight, highlight

   Synonyms:
   screen background, setting, ground, priming coat, primer, background signal, soil, undercoat, basis, solid ground, dry land, primer coat, footing, land, priming, backcloth, background knowledge, scope, reason, flat coat, backdrop, desktop, earth, terra firma

3. background, background knowledgenoun

   information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem

   "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident"

   Antonyms:
   foreground, spotlight, highlight, play up

   Synonyms:
   setting, background signal, scope, backcloth, screen background, desktop, background knowledge, backdrop, ground

4. background, background signalnoun

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

   "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals"

   Antonyms:
   foreground, spotlight, highlight, play up

   Synonyms:
   setting, background signal, scope, backcloth, screen background, desktop, background knowledge, backdrop, ground

5. backgroundnoun

   relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation

   "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background"

   Antonyms:
   play up, spotlight, highlight, foreground

   Synonyms:
   setting, background signal, scope, backcloth, screen background, desktop, background knowledge, backdrop, ground

6. setting, background, scopenoun

   the state of the environment in which a situation exists

   "you can't do that in a university setting"

   Antonyms:
   play up, highlight, foreground, spotlight

   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, mount, orbit, backdrop, desktop, context, stage setting

7. background, desktop, screen backgroundnoun

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

   Antonyms:
   foreground, play up, highlight, spotlight

   Synonyms:
   setting, background signal, scope, backcloth, screen background, desktop, background knowledge, backdrop, ground

8. backdrop, background, backclothverb

   scenery hung at back of stage

   Antonyms:
   play up, highlight, foreground, spotlight

   Synonyms:
   setting, background signal, scope, backcloth, desktop, background knowledge, screen background, backdrop, ground

9. background, play down, downplayverb

   understate the importance or quality of

   "he played down his royal ancestry"

   Antonyms:
   highlight, foreground, play up, spotlight

   Synonyms:
   downplay, minimize, play down, understate, minimise

How to use background in a sentence?

1. European Central Bank:

   A number of reservations were expressed with regard to the proposed increase in the borrowing allowance to 60%, related, in particular, to concerns that it would make banks increasingly dependent on the Eurosystem, against this background, broad agreement was reached to raise the borrowing allowance to 55% of the stock of eligible loans.

2. Donald Trump Trump:

   Otherwise, I wouldn't be where I am. If he didn't feel that women were as competent as men, I would be relegated to some role subordinate to my brothers, i think this is one of his great strengths: He fully prioritizes merit and accomplishment and skill and ability over background, education, and gender.

3. Joaquin Castro:

   I know there's special meaning for the Latino community that I'm running for president. ... I'm proud of my background. I do think that there's going to be special meaning in my candidacy, but I'm also aware that I have to have policy proposals and a vision that includes everybody.

4. House Judiciary Committee:

   With few fraud detection measures and effective background checks in place, it's no surprise that ICE arrested over a dozen DACA recipients last week, most of whom had already been convicted of a crime, i and other members of the House Judiciary Committee have expressed concern about this for years.

5. Jacob Zabkowicz:

   When you are hiring multiple individuals, overhire, and overhire 10 % 20 %, we do know that there's going to be those individuals that will be no-shows... [ or ] that don't pass background check or drug screens.

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