The fact that educated Americans in general no longer share understandable background knowledge is a chief cause of their inability to communicate effectively.
Source: tatoeba (19002)
Background
/ˈbæk(ɡ)ɹaʊnd/
Synonyms for "background" (216 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (44)
Noun(13 words)
actionagoraamphitheateranagnorisisanglearchitectonicsarchitecturearenaargumentathletic fieldatmosphereauditoriumbackbackdropbackground detailbackstagebasebear gardenbehind the scenesblaseness
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Strong matches (64)
colorcolosseumcomplicationcontinuitycontrivancecoursecredentialsculturecurriculum vitaedecorative compositiondecorative styledenouementdesigndetaildevelopmentdevicedistanceenvironmentepisodeexperience
Noun(16 words)
Adjective(4 words)
contextual backgroundcultural origindeep rootshistorical background
Related words (108)
linelistslocal colorlocalemarketplacematmilieumise-en-scenemoodmotifmountmovementmythosnational styleobscurityoffingopen forumornamental motifpalaestraparade ground
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pastpast experiencepatternperiod styleperipeteiapitplaceplanplatformplotpractical knowledgepracticeprecinctprize ringpublic squarepurlieurangerearrecognitionremote distancerepeated figureringrising actionsagacityscenescene of actionsceneryschemeseasoningsecondary plotsettingsiteslantsophisticationspheresquared circlestadiumstagestage setstage settingstorystructurestylesubjectsubplotswitchtemperingterrainthe distancetheaterthematic developmentthemetilting groundtiltyardtonetopictouchtrainingtwistunnoticedunobtrusiveunseenupbringingvanishing pointwalkworldly wisdomwrestling ring
Noun(17 words)
nonsignalorigin ofpastsperipheralpersonal historypersonal history information disclosureprecedentprehistoriesrecitalsscopescreen backgroundsituatesituational backgroundspanish contextosupernumerarytheoreticalwallpaper
Verb(1 words)
play down
Adjective(3 words)
recorded historyunburied contextvisual setting
Related word relations
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More general
32 entriesShowing 16 of 32 words.
More specific
17 entriesambient conditionbackground conditionbackground featurebackground literaturebackground noisebackground variablebaseline levelcontextual backgroundcultural backgroundeducational backgroundfoundational theoryhistorical backgroundliterature backgroundmilitary backgroundprior studyprofessional background
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Collocations
12 entriesacademic backgroundbackground checkbackground colorbackground databackground informationbackground knowledgebackground literaturebackground noisebackground sectioncultural backgroundeducational backgroundhistorical background
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
6 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesTranslations
30 translations across 22 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- خلفية noun (computing: computer background)
Armenian
1 entries- խորք noun (computing: computer background)
Esperanto
1 entries- fono noun (computing: computer background)
Finnish
3 entries- tausta noun (computing: computer background)
- taustakuva noun (computing: computer background)
- taustaväri noun (computing: computer background)
French
1 entries- fond d'écran noun (computing: computer background)
German
2 entries- Hintergrundbild noun (computing: computer background)
- Schreibtischhintergrund noun (computing: computer background)
Hungarian
1 entries- háttér noun (computing: computer background)
Icelandic
1 entries- bakgrunnur noun (computing: computer background)
Italian
1 entries- sfondo noun (computing: computer background)
Japanese
1 entries- バックグラウンド noun (computing: computer background)
Korean
2 entries- 바탕색 noun (computing: computer background)
- 백그라운드 noun (computing: computer background)
Malay
1 entries- latar belakang noun (computing: computer background)
Marathi
1 entries- बॅकग्राउंड noun (computing: computer background)
Persian
1 entries- پسزمینه noun (computing: computer background)
Polish
1 entries- tapeta noun (computing: computer background)
Portuguese
2 entries- fundo noun (computing: computer background)
- plano de fundo noun (computing: computer background)
Russian
2 entries- бэкгра́унд noun (computing: computer background)
- фон noun (computing: computer background)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- cùlaibh noun (computing: computer background)
Spanish
2 entries- fondo noun (computing: computer background)
- fondo de pantalla noun (computing: computer background)
Swedish
2 entries- bakgrundsbild noun (computing: computer background)
- skrivbordsbakgrund noun (computing: computer background)
Turkish
1 entries- arka plan noun (computing: computer background)
Vietnamese
1 entries- hình nền noun (computing: computer background)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
Pay will be based on experience and educational background.
Source: tatoeba (19527)
Students often study with music playing in the background, and people working around the house will usually turn on the television or radio to keep them company.
Source: tatoeba (21377)
Let's get a picture of us with the sea in the background.
Source: tatoeba (22214)
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