Background and Complement

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Background

Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.
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Complement and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Complement" instead a noun "Background".
Nearby Words: backing, backdrop, backgrounder, backgrounding

Complement

Complement noun - Something that serves to complete or make up for a deficiency in something else.
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Background and complement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Complement".
Nearby Words: complete, compliment, completion, complementary, complemented

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original original background original complement
proper proper background proper complement
entire entire background entire complement
minor minor background minor complement

Both words in one sentence

  • Averted in Gokusen; Yamaguchi and Fujiyama get the lion's share of the attention,but there's a reasonable complement of teachers in the background that are shown occasionally.
    Source: Two-Teacher School
  • Mythopoeia Warhammer has developed a rich and diverse mythological background to complement the histories and cultures of its many peoples.
    Source: Mythopoeia
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