BACKDROP Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

backdrop

noun

ˈbak-ˌdräp

as in background

the physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed visitors dine at the restaurant with a dramatic stretch of the Pacific Ocean as a jaw-dropping backdrop

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Recent Examples of backdrop The Wicked café too had a backdrop which resembled the movie set as a screen showing the wizard's mask was partly concealed by a curtain which looked like one from the film. —

Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024 The couple’s Kips Bay apartment in Manhattan set the backdrop for her startup. —

Lia Picard, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024 Around the corner on Jumilla Avenue, cars line the dark street, their shadowy silhouettes interrupting a backdrop of twinkling lawns and spotlit Christmas characters. —

Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024 Since its October opening the cafe has quickly become a Nashville favorite, acting as the perfect Instagram backdrop thanks to its concrete molding and organic aesthetics. —

Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for backdrop