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backgrounds

NOUN

experience or circumstances

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backdrop culture education environment history practice qualification tradition training upbringing

STRONG

accomplishments acquirement actions atmosphere attainment aura breeding capacity credentials cultivation deeds framework grounding preparation rearing seasoning

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance

WEAK

foreground

Example Sentences

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While Pratt and Hilton had an advantage with their television backgrounds, they also spoke “in plain terms about the real problems that the state faces.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Their backgrounds could hardly have been more different.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

He said he wanted to help others from similar backgrounds know that they too could have careers in the creative industries.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Suozzi and Moolenaar kicked off the 2020 NPB with a running shtick — juxtaposing their backgrounds.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

And southern colonists’ preference for slavery presumably reflected their different ethnic, class, and religious backgrounds.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann