Synonym: experience, knowledge, practice, training. Antonym: forehand. Similar words: ground, middle ground, on the grounds of, round and round, round, around, round up, all round. Meaning: [ˈbækgraʊnd] n. 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 4. extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured 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 8. scenery hung at back of stage. v. understate the importance or quality of.
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121. The name of the company is written in red on a white background.
122. The dispute over the new contract allowed her other problems to fade into the background.
123. The author included a new chapter of background material for the second edition of the book.
124. A secure background will help a child to grow emotionally.
125. The trees in the background were painted in later by a different artist.
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126. Her union reforms were played out against a background of rising unemployment.
127. She has a lot of power and influence but likes to remain in the background.
128. His birth, background and career show that you can make it in this country on merit alone.
129. He prefers to remain in the background and let his assistant talk to the press.
130. Phoebe was hovering in the background, uncertain what to do.
131. We couldn't hear what they were saying on the tape - there was too much background noise.
132. I bring this up, your honor, because I think it is important to understand the background of the defendant.
133. Though his background was modest, it was in no sense deprived.
134. The chameleon can take on the colours of its background.
135. Of his origins he said very little, merely mentioning in parenthesis that his background was poor.
136. By way of an introduction, I shall explain some of the historical background.
137. All of the background noise made it difficult to have a phone conversation.
138. Use a light colour which will show up on a dark background.
139. Even when she became rich and famous, she never forgot her humble background.
140. They were filmed against a background of dark fir trees.
141. His speech bore all the marks of his military background.
142. I could hear the strains of Mozart in the background.
143. Their love affair was played out against the background of a country at war.
144. He always paints ships against a background of stormy shies.
145. Joe Loss started off playing piano background music for silent films in the 1920s.
146. Quite evidently, it has nothing to do with social background.
147. His background is a trifle dubious, to say the least.
148. Her worries about her job have faded into the background since she learnt about her father's illness.
149. Too much background detail tends to lessen the impact of the central image.
150. Like a chameleon, he could merge unobtrusively into the background.
More similar words: ground, middle ground, on the grounds of, round and round, round, around, round up, all round, round off, all around, come round, go around, surround, get around, surrounding, revolve around, around the corner, group, back, back of, back up, back on, pay back, hold back, back away, set back, call back, cut back, go back to, feedback.