Background
Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.
Secondary and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Secondary" instead an adjective "Background".
Secondary
Secondary adjective - Taken or created from something original or basic.
Background and secondary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead an adjective "Secondary".
Nearby Words: second, secondarily
Both words in one sentence
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Most of the time, the Amusing Alien will be a secondary or background character, to avoid excessively derailing the plot with their antics.
Source: Amusing Alien -
Far Out There generally sticks to normal clothing for its main characters (despite being set in the distant future), but secondary or background characters tend to look a bit more fanciful.
Source: Space Clothes - In Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, all of the Rangers are animals, and so are most secondary and background characters.
Source: Sliding Scale of Animal Cast
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Background & Secondary. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/background/secondary>.
Secondary or Background. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/background/secondary.
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