BACKDROP Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

backdrop

noun

ˈbak-ˌdräp

Definition of backdrop

as in background

the physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed visitors dine at the restaurant with a dramatic stretch of the Pacific Ocean as a jaw-dropping backdrop

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Recent Examples of backdrop Against this backdrop, Semilla became a political party about 2018 and participated in its first general election the following year. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026 Grand Theft Auto’s fictional Miami backdrop may make the jump from video game to real life under a marketing deal floated by Miami-Dade County. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Zero Company uses the epic backdrop of the prequels and the Clone Wars to tell an original trilogy-style story about a band of heroes that simply come together in the right place at the right time. — Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Together, the couple showcases a love blossoming in limited time in the picturesque backdrop of the island. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for backdrop

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background

Noun

The websites for each of his movies have plain backgrounds and unfussy font choices that put me in mind of pages coded in HTML and accessed on a desktop with a gurgling internet connection in the family study circa 2003.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
The league wants to advance the message that every person deserves equal economic, political, and social rights, regardless of their background.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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