Background
Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.
Justification and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Justification" instead a noun "Background".
Justification
Justification noun - An explanation that frees one from fault or blame.
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Synonyms for Justification
Background and justification are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Justification".
How words are described
| exact | exact background | exact justification |
| similar | similar background | similar justification |
| common | common background | common justification |
| solid | solid background | solid justification |
| Other adjectives: original, proper, poor, actual, entire, real, little, main, interesting, religious, possible, minor, unusual, different, scientific, historical. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- In a real world justification, ILM wasn't too sure about the CG effects in the first film, so they kept the robots in the background.
Source: Conservation Of Ninjutsu / Film - This idea was famously (and somewhat ironically, considering Nordau's background) co-opted by the Nazis as justification for their censorship of the art world.
Source: Genius Bonus / Live-Action TV - A reverse of the real-life background of Luke Nounverber and they may overlap, providing a justification in the form of a family business.
Source: Steven Ulysses Perhero
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