Context
Context noun - The circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded.
Usage example: in the context of the Great Depression, communism had a certain allure for some disillusioned Americans
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Synonyms for Context
Setting is a synonym for context in situation topic. In some cases you can use "Setting" instead a noun "Context". popular alternative
Nearby Words: contexture, contextual
Setting
Setting noun - The circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded.
Usage example: the novice camper felt lost outside of his familiar urban setting
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Synonyms for Setting
Context is a synonym for setting in scene topic. You can use "Context" instead a noun "Setting", if it concerns topics such as surroundings. popular alternative
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How words are described
| full | full context | full setting |
| contemporary | contemporary context | contemporary setting |
| particular | particular context | particular setting |
| similar | similar context | similar setting |
| Other adjectives: normal, current, original, proper, medieval, romantic, actual, real, serious, social, new, military, fictional, official, different, realistic, modern, overall, historical, western. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- They do, but not until much later in the season and in a completely different context and setting (the situation with Randall).
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Fan Disservice: Martin strips all of his victim naked, including some fairly attractive men and women, though the setting and the context is utterly unsexy.
Source: Film / The Human Centipede -
The setting-update puts it in context of British Imperialism (via references to Kipling, one of Brecht's favorite writers) and the overall setting is more seedier.
Source: Theatre / The Threepenny Opera
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