BACKDROP Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

backdrop

noun

ˈbak-ˌdräp

as in background

the physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed visitors dine at the restaurant with a dramatic stretch of the Pacific Ocean as a jaw-dropping backdrop

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Recent Examples of backdrop Against that backdrop, Art Basel has spent the last year retooling both its in-person fair experience and instituting support measures for its exhibitors. —

Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 15 June 2026 That’s the backdrop against which the algorithm question sits. —

Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 The Luke Roux Foundation continued its mission of raising awareness of the life threatening dangers of impaired driving, at the baseball field in Farmington where Luke grew up playing on as its backdrop. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026 Despite the scale of the tournament, investor expectations have been relatively subdued due to the macro backdrop, geopolitical uncertainty and growing concerns about the dwindling consumer demand, JPMorgan strategists wrote. —

Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 14 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for backdrop

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The prospect of Syrian troops entering Lebanon is likely to raise alarm bells, as many come from factions within Islamist and jihadist backgrounds and have been accused of atrocities against minorities within Syria’s own borders.

— Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
Jones' campaign did not back down, circulating a mobile billboard in metro Atlanta and launching a website attacking Jackson's business background.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 16 June 2026