Background

/ˈbæk.ɡɹaʊnd/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:20 ptsWWF:25 pts10 letters

Definition of Background

noun

One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
"The lawyer had a background in computer science."
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
"The photographer let us pick a background for the portrait."
The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).

verb

To put in a position that is not prominent.
To gather and provide background information (on).

adjective

Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
"The antivirus program runs on a background thread."

Anagrams of Background

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "background":

7-LETTER WORDS

aground burdock candour runback

6-LETTER WORDS

abound around bandog barong bonduc brogan buckra candor carbon cardon corban cornua cougar dacron dorbug+9 more

5-LETTER WORDS

acorn adorn adunc andro argon bacon banco baron board bogan bound bourg bourn brand brank+7 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "background" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

BA...Words starting with "ba"...NDWords ending with "nd"All 10-letter words Unscramble "background"

Synonyms & Antonyms

ANTONYMS

conspicuousforegroundforestandingprimaryprominent

Rhyming Words

abound aboveground abscond addend adherend aforehand aground airbound aland almond amend ampersand analysand and append+5 more

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