BACKDROP Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

backdrop

noun

ˈbak-ˌdräp

Definition of backdrop

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 Rooted in feminism and unfolding against the backdrop of the AIDS crisis, the works consider flesh and the human body with brutal honesty, viewing them as vessels for trauma, mortality, and political autonomy. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Now, against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, China’s luxury market is recalibrating, says Fflur Roberts, head of luxury goods at Euromonitor International. — Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026 That backdrop, engineered by department heads like production designer Bob Shaw and costume designer Kasia Walicka-Maimone, remains magnificent. — Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026 Greater China saw a slowdown in the third quarter, against a continuing difficult backdrop. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for backdrop

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Critics say the revisions discriminate against people based on their family background or gender and put pressure on younger members of the royal family to produce male offspring.

— Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Milan’s welfare councilor, Lamberto Bertolé, told the AP that more investigation is needed to understand the backgrounds and motives of the young people who joined the looting.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

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