Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for background

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground

He posed her against a background of rolling hills.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

ground

Same sentence, swapped: He posed her against a ground of rolling hills.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for background as it is used in the sentence above.

desktop
coast
exposure

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Closest first: other thinking and knowing words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

objectnountargetthe goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)Foothills opinionnounthoughta personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certaintyFoothills passionnounloveany object of warm affection or devotionFoothills patternnoundesignsomething intended as a guide for making something elseFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line feelingnounopiniona vague idea in which some confidence is placedFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line focusverbconcentratedirect one's attention on somethingFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line followverbtracefollow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of somethingFoothills createverbmakemake or cause to be or to becomeFoothillsHas a reason line

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