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Synonyms of BACKGROUNDS

Valid in Scrabble US · 21 points

BACKGROUNDS: definition and more

20 synonyms in 9 meanings 16 playable in Scrabble US

Synonyms of BACKGROUNDS by meaning

noun

  1. a person's social heritage: previous experience or training

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

  3. information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem

    Also: background knowledge.

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

    Also: background signal.

  5. relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation

  6. the state of the environment in which a situation exists

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

    Also: screen background.

  8. scenery hung at back of stage

verb

  1. understate the importance or quality of

    Also: play down.