Synonyms of backgrounds

backgrounds

noun

plural of background

1

as in backdrops

the physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed

they got married on a mountain top with the sunset as background

Synonyms & Similar Words

• backdrops
• scenes
• grounds
• sceneries
• stages
• environments
• settings
• surroundings
• sets
• milieus
• mise-en-scènes
• entourages

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• centers
• foregrounds
• hearts
• foci
• focal points

2

as in settings

the place and time in which the action for a portion of a dramatic work (as a movie) is set

the background of that movie is the World War II era

Synonyms & Similar Words

• settings
• scenes
• backdrops
• locales
• sets
• sceneries
• tableaux
• mise-en-scènes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of backgrounds

On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security announced more than 100 people with criminal backgrounds had been returned to the Caribbean nation on July 16 aboard a deportation flight. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026

Of note this season, there are myriad big genre swings that put the crew in western, horror, disaster movie and literally puppet setups and backgrounds. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 July 2026

Fans from all backgrounds come together to celebrate popular arts, creativity and self-expression in an atmosphere built around shared enthusiasm. — Denis Akbari, USA Today, 25 July 2026

That’s a wide array of backgrounds — former players, front-office assistants and an agent, with approaches both old school and new — but none had ever been GMs for another NHL team. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Other tests include upscaling images with machine learning and blurring backgrounds for video-conference streams. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026

Research consistently shows that physicians from rural, lower-income, and historically underserved backgrounds are more likely to return to those communities to practice. — Gauri Gurumurthy, STAT, 24 July 2026

Each design was simulated spinning mid-flight and overlaid on 100 real-world backgrounds, then scored by a perceptual model built to mimic human vision, where a lower score meant better camouflage. — New Atlas, 17 July 2026

Blurred Zoom backgrounds are a particular bug bear for Perel. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 17 July 2026