Background and Noise

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Background noun - Extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured.

Usage example: they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals

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Noise and background are semantically related in buzz topic. In some cases you can use "Noise" instead a noun "Background".

Noise noun - Loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound.

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Background and noise are semantically related in buzz topic. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Noise".

Nearby Words: noisy, noisily, noiseless, noised, noiselessly

similar	similar background	similar noise
bright	bright background	bright noise
actual	actual background	actual noise
little	little background	little noise
Other adjectives: static, random, different, red.

The fact that it takes place at night and that you can hear the unsettling noise of crows in the background does not help at all.

Source: Nightmare Fuel / Public Service Announcement
With the background music off, it's entirely possible to track an enemy from the noise of switching weapons and picking up ammo.

Source: Noisy Guns
This 1986 Nickelodeon bumper (also shown in the UK during closedown) is creepy in its own rights, with wolves howling on a solid white background with an eerie noise.

Source: Nightmare Fuel / Vanity Plate

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