background
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Synonyms for background
upbringing
experience
circumstances
backdrop
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in the background: behind the scenes
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- behind the scenes
- unnoticed
- out of the limelight
- out of the spotlight
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Synonyms for background
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Synonyms for background
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
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the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem
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extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
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the state of the environment in which a situation exists
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(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
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understate the importance or quality of
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