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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"Getting more people playing tennis is a tough, tough job. I think we need more people playing from different backgrounds."

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Chen urged tech firms and governments to work with "communities with diverse backgrounds and expertise" to develop more culturally sensitive AI tools.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Public school teachers are trained to teach literacy, history and social studies, not theology, leaving educators to navigate how biblical texts will be presented while serving students from diverse religious backgrounds.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026

The study, published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, focused on adults aged 65 and older as well as people from minoritized ethnic backgrounds of all ages.

From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026

And in all of these countries, I talked with Afro-Americans and whites of many professions and backgrounds.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey