Background and Kind

Background

Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.

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Kind and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kind" instead a noun "Background".

Kind noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

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Background and kind are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Kind".

Nearby Words: kindly, kindness, kindliness

similar	similar background	similar kind
common	common background	common kind
specific	specific background	specific kind
right	right background	right kind
Other adjectives: original, many, true, single, real, black, new, general, unusual, different.

All of the levels have a distinct kind of background music, although the Score and Order levels share the same background music (which is also used in the free version).

Source: Video Game / Candy Crush Saga
The background is usually of the scrolling kind, but sometimes the character actually seems to run through a changing scenery.

Source: Credits Running Sequence
In Homeland, Nicholas Brody and his family have a Jewish last name, but no other obvious markers of any kind of Jewish background.

Source: Ambiguously Jewish

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