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Backdrop

🔄 Synonyms of "Backdrop"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
backgroundnoun	A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
backclothnoun	The painted scenery at the back of a stage; the backdrop.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Backdrop"

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Word	Definition
backclothnoun	The painted scenery at the back of a stage; the backdrop.
backgroundnoun	A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
scenenoun	The location of an event that attracts attention.
settingnoun	The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
arenanoun	The building housing such an area; specifically, a very large, often round building, often topped with a dome, designated for indoor sporting or other major events, such as concerts.
scenarionoun	An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.
contextnoun	The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
picturenoun	A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.
vistanoun	A distant view or prospect, especially one seen through some opening, avenue or passage.
perspectivenoun	(figuratively) The choice of a single angle or point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience.
backgroundernoun	(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
historynoun	The aggregate of past events.
prospectnoun	The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
framenoun	The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
viewnoun	The act of seeing or looking at something.
connectionnoun	A feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people.
scenerynoun	View, natural features, landscape.
environmentnoun	The natural world or ecosystem.
regardnoun	One's concern for another; esteem; relation, reference.
sensenoun	Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.