backgrounds
Definitions
Noun
- A person's social heritage: previous experience or training
- The part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
- Information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem
- Extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
- Relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
- The state of the environment in which a situation exists
- (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
- Scenery hung at back of stage
Verb
- Understate the importance or quality of
Fragment
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "backgrounds".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bloodhounds | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | boulevards | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | bridesmaids | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | bromfield's | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | bicuspids | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | biohazards | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | blackboards | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | bodyguards | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | bookstands | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | breastfeeds | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | bridesmaid's | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | bridesmaids' | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | brownfields | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | butterfields | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "backgrounds".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | around | 2 | 562 |
| 2 | ground | 1 | 186 |
| 3 | background | 2 | 67 |
| 4 | grounds | 1 | 58 |
| 5 | rounds | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | bounds | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | backwoods | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | backyards | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | campgrounds | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | backwards | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | barons | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | aground | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | battlegrounds | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | backlund | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | backends | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | playgrounds | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | fairgrounds | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | backus | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | blackouts | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | backrooms | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "backgrounds" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "backgrounds" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "backgrounds" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | certain | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "backgrounds".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 9
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 14
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
A business with people of identical backgrounds and assumptions is a business with a blind spot – Malik
Jul 24, 2026 mortgagesolutions.co.uk
Jul 24, 2026 mortgagesolutions.co.uk
Inspector General warns NORDC not doing enough to screen backgrounds of youth sports coaches
Jun 4, 2026 fox8live.com
Jun 4, 2026 fox8live.com
Middle-aged women from deprived backgrounds struggle to quit smoking
Feb 10, 2026 UCL | University College London
Feb 10, 2026 UCL | University College London