BACKDROP Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word backdrop. (close relations)
backdrops
Best Alternative Words for BACKDROP
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| background | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person's social heritage: previous experience or training • the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground • information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem • extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured • relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation • the state of the environment in which a situation exists • (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear • scenery hung at back of stage verb • understate the importance or quality of | ||||||||
| context | nounn | |||||||
noun • discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation • the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event | ||||||||
| scenery | nounn | |||||||
noun • the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale • the appearance of a place | ||||||||
| setting | nounn | |||||||
noun • the context and environment in which something is set • the state of the environment in which a situation exists • arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted • the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event • the physical position of something • a table service for one person • a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place | ||||||||
| backcloth | nounn | |||||||
noun • scenery hung at back of stage | ||||||||
