Background
Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.
Customs and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Customs" instead a noun "Background".
Customs
Customs noun - Money collected under a tariff.
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Synonyms for Customs
Background and customs are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Customs".
Nearby Words: custom, customhouse
How words are described
| similar | similar background | similar customs |
| specific | specific background | specific customs |
| many | many background | many customs |
| rough | rough background | rough customs |
| Other adjectives: actual, real, little, social, interesting, criminal, new, religious, general, military, mysterious, unusual, different, Christian, cultural. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Minor example: in the first Honor Harrington novel, Honor needs some people to do customs work, but doesn't have anyone with the necessary professional background.
Source: Recruiting the Criminal -
Lovecraft Country: The village and surrounding steppe have all the trappings of this trope, even if it's not in the right "country." A run-down village in the middle of nowhere with odd customs, a dark secret, and a Cosmic Horror Story lurking in the background.
Source: Video Game / Pathologic
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