Backdrop
Backdrop noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.
Usage example: visitors dine at the restaurant with a dramatic stretch of the Pacific Ocean as a jaw-dropping backdrop
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Synonyms for Backdrop
Set and backdrop are semantically related In some cases you can use "Set" instead a noun "Backdrop".
Nearby Word: background
Set
Set noun - The array of painted backgrounds and furnishings used to establish the setting in a stage production.
Usage example: built sets for the play
Backdrop and set are semantically related in scenery topic. You can use "Backdrop" instead a noun "Set", if it concerns topics such as stage furniture.
Both words in one sentence
- Wild Boys is a story set in Australia about bush rangers, power and government corruption, set against the backdrop of an 1860s penal system.
Source: Series / Wild Boys - The Tales of Alvin Maker is set in an Alternate History early 19th Century United States and has a backdrop of various magical talents and "knacks".
Source: Fantasy Americana - Singer Shirley Manson makes her acting debut in the Season 2 opener; the opening scene is set to the backdrop of her singing, even before her character has any screen time.
Source: The Cast Showoff
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