FOREGROUND Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of foreground

as in to emphasize

to indicate the importance of by centering attention on repeatedly foregrounded his experience in international affairs in the course of his campaign for the presidency

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foreground

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noun

as in center

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Recent Examples of foreground

Verb

Though the two nations have been separate and independent since the 19th century, Dominican nationalists often foreground a 22-year period from 1822 to 1844 when Haitian troops occupied the Dominican Republic. — Kendall Medford, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026 Where the Clinical Evidence Actually Lands on Biofeedback This is the segment vendors don’t foreground. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Noun

The sampling and sound bites are just as impressive but function more in service of the songs than as foreground. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 In-game, Auto SR seems to do a better job of cleaning up smaller details on items in the foreground and background. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foreground

Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreground

Verb

As governor, Rockefeller emphasized development of the state's infrastructure, such as roads, sewers and bridges.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
Speaking in Spanish, Leo emphasized the importance of protecting family life and delivered a pointed criticism of both laws.

— Carrie Kahn, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of emphasize

Noun

Ben’s view Hoffman, who sometimes works from a small swivel chair in her children’s room, has followed a path from social video into the center of the swirling news cycles of true crime and celebrity.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
After police cordoned off an area in the city center, the situation calmed down by early Sunday morning.

— Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of center

Verb

The Government Accountability Office has highlighted these challenges as the Air Force works toward replacing its aging ICBM fleet.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Bhartia highlighted that foreign investors put in about 570 billion rupees ($6 billion) into Indian equities in September of 2024, and a month later pulled out 940 billion rupees to chase cheaper Chinese stocks.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of highlight

Noun

Protecting trade secrets The growing competition is putting greater focus on how semiconductor companies protect the knowledge accumulated by engineers working on complex manufacturing processes.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
District officials also shared a statement on Wednesday saying its focus remains the same in serving students despite the pending change in statewide leadership.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of focus

Verb

Vatican officials told reporters that Pope Leo will have a medical team available to him for the trip but stressed that no special measures are being taken.

— Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
This test measures the system's video-editing capabilities, which heavily stress both the CPU and GPU.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of stress

Verb

Two races featured candidates affiliated with the local chapter of the conservative organization Moms for Liberty, both of whom trailed their opponents by wide margins in the initial returns.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Eco effort Each room has a glass carafe instead of plastic water bottles and there are filtered water stations on each floor as part of the essentials closets, which feature amenities like towels or sanitary products available to be taken as needed.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026