BACKDROP: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BACKDROP?

Need another word that means the same as “backdrop”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “backdrop” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Backdrop” are: backcloth, background, stage set, set, flats, drop curtain, situation, setting, milieu, medium, scene, scenario, location, locale, context, framework

Backdrop as a Noun

Definitions of "Backdrop" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “backdrop” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Scenery hung at back of stage.
• The setting or background for a scene, event, or situation.
• A painted cloth hung at the back of a theatre stage as part of the scenery.

Synonyms of "Backdrop" as a noun (16 Words)

backcloth	Scenery hung at back of stage.
background	The circumstances or situation prevailing at a particular time or underlying a particular event. When the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background.
context	The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event. Skilled readers use context to construct meaning from words as they are read.
drop curtain	A central depository where things can be left or picked up.
flats	A musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named.
framework	A basic structure underlying a system, concept, or text. A conservatory in a delicate framework of iron.
locale	The scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting. Her summers were spent in a variety of exotic locales.
location	A position or address in computer memory. The location of new housing beyond the existing built up areas.
medium	A nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms. The dissolving medium is called a solvent.
milieu	The environmental condition. Gregory came from the same aristocratic milieu as Sidonius.
scenario	An outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work. The scenario is World War Two.
scene	The pieces of scenery used in a play or opera. A scene from Tarantino s latest movie.
set	Representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production. Before the set of sun.
setting	A mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place. He changed the setting on the thermostat.
situation	A position of employment; a job. Found herself in a very fortunate situation.
stage set	A large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns.

Usage Examples of "Backdrop" as a noun

• The conference took place against a backdrop of increasing diplomatic activity.

Associations of "Backdrop" (30 Words)

background	Provide with background. The embassy filled him in on the background of the incident.
cityscape	Painting depicting a city or urban area. Shades of red brick which once coloured the cityscape.
contextual	Relating to or determined by or in context. He included contextual information in footnotes.
diorama	A model representing a scene with three-dimensional figures, either in miniature or as a large-scale museum exhibit.
environment	The natural world, as a whole or in a particular geographical area, especially as affected by human activity. A parliamentary environment committee.
environmental	Concerned with the ecological effects of altering the environment. Acid rain may have caused major environmental damage.
facet	Any of the individual units (ommatidia) that make up the compound eye of an insect or crustacean. A philosophy that extends to all facets of the business.
foreground	Move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent. The intricate garden depicted in the foreground.
homocentric	Having a common center.
landscape	The genre of landscape painting. A landscape painter.
locale	The scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting. Her summers were spent in a variety of exotic locales.
nature	Inborn or hereditary characteristics as an influence on or determinant of personality. It is impossible to change the laws of nature.
objectively	With objectivity. The physical world we think of as objectively true.
outlook	A place from which a view is possible; a vantage point. The deteriorating economic outlook.
panorama	The visual percept of a region. The tower offers a wonderful panorama of Prague.
panoramic	Including all aspects of a subject; wide-ranging. His panoramic vision of post World War I peace.
personally	From one’s personal standpoint; subjectively rather than objectively. He had spoken personally and emotionally.
perspective	True understanding of the relative importance of things; a sense of proportion. A perspective drawing.
perspicacity	The capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions. The perspicacity of her remarks.
picturesque	(of a place or building) visually attractive, especially in a quaint or charming way. A picturesque village.
pomp	Vain and ostentatious display. I perceived Captain Delmar in all the pomp and pride of full uniform.
scene	The pieces of scenery used in a play or opera. The religious scene in England has changed in the last century.
scenery	The appearance of a place. They worked all night painting the scenery.
scenic	Used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery. The trend to scenic figural work.
setting	The context and environment in which something is set. A setting of Yevtushenko s bleak poem.
standpoint	An attitude to a particular issue. She writes on religion from the standpoint of a believer.
surroundings	The things and conditions around a person or thing. I took up the time admiring my surroundings.
sylvan	A spirit that lives in or frequents the woods. A sylvan glade.
view	Purpose the phrase with a view to means with the intention of or for the purpose of. Matisse s view of Collioure.
vista	A pleasing view. Vistas of freedom seemed to open ahead of him.