Background and Tangential

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Background

Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.
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Tangential and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tangential" instead an adjective "Background".
Nearby Words: backing, backdrop, backgrounder, backgrounding

Tangential

Tangential adjective - Of superficial relevance if any.
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Background and tangential are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead an adjective "Tangential".
Nearby Word: tangent
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  • Comic Book / Scott Pilgrim Loads and Loads of Characters: There are a lot of tangential background characters who are "friends of friends", who pop up for a panel or two or are discussed but have no impact on anything and then disappear.
    Source: Comic Book / Scott Pilgrim
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