Backgrounds
Settings and backgrounds are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Settings" instead a noun "Backgrounds".
Settings
Backgrounds and Settings are semantically related. You can use "Backgrounds" instead a noun "Settings".
Both words in one sentence
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Lucas made similar modifications to his first film, THX 1138, shooting new footage and using CGI to modify scenes by expanding crowds, settings and backgrounds and adding digital characters.
Source: George Lucas Altered Version -
Deliberately Monochrome: The characters and enemies are all monochrome, and the backgrounds and settings tend to have a limited palette and once purified, that's gone too.
Source: Video Game / OFF - This is more justified than in many western fantasy settings, as the provinces of Tamriel do draw on very different cultural backgrounds for inspiration.
Source: Wutai
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Settings and Backgrounds. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backgrounds/settings
Backgrounds & Settings. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backgrounds/settings>.
Settings or Backgrounds. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/backgrounds/settings.
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