Synonyms for Backdrop:

• n.

  •
  • event,
  • position,
  • climate,
  • situation,
  • state of affairs,
  • context,
  • circumstance,
  • conditions.
  •
  • box.
  •
  • sight,
  • view,
  • perspective.
  •backcloth (noun)
  • backcloth.
  •background (noun)
  • up bringing,
  • up-bringing,
  • rearings.
  •drop curtain (noun)
  • act drop,
  • drop scene,
  • scrim,
  • back cloth,
  • tableau curtain,
  • act curtain.
  •environment (noun)
  • terrain,
  • neck of woods,
  • turf,
  • encompassment,
  • stomping grounds,
  • entourage,
  • stomping ground.
  •scene (noun)
  • dis-plays,
  • out look,
  • re presentation,
  • re presentations,
  • out looks,
  • out-looks,
  • dis-play,
  • re-presentations,
  • out-look,
  • dis plays,
  • dis play.
  •stage setting (noun)
  • trompe-l'oeil,
  • mise-en-scene.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • catwalk,
  • curtain,
  • orchestra,
  • loge,
  • auditorium,
  • safety curtain,
  • aisle,
  • the houselights,
  • marquee,
  • greenroom,
  • dress circle,
  • vista,
  • overlook,
  • bird's eye view,
  • orchestra pit,
  • peanut gallery,
  • onstage,
  • the silver screen,
  • rostrum,
  • box office,
  • proscenium,
  • footlights,
  • upstage,
  • cityscape,
  • downstage,
  • townscape,
  • offstage,
  • stage door,
  • gel.
  •
  • lookout,
  • apron,
  • backstage,
  • balcony,
  • landmark,
  • runway,
  • vantage point,
  • pit,
  • panorama,
  • prospect,
  • stall,
  • row.
  •
  • outlook,
  • viewpoint,
  • gallery.
  •
  • wing.
  •
  • shot.
  •
  • house,
  • screen.
  •
  • command.
  •
  • set.
  •Other relevant words:
  • flat,
  • place,
  • backstay,
  • backwoods,
  • backstroke,
  • locale,
  • decor,
  • land,
  • range,
  • home,
  • area,
  • tableau,
  • tormentor,
  • countryside,
  • location,
  • milieu,
  • counterweight,
  • back,
  • distance,
  • arrangement,
  • backache,
  • cyclorama,
  • frame,
  • backing,
  • hanging,
  • rear,
  • rag,
  • cloth,
  • asbestos board,
  • woodcut,
  • asbestos,
  • stage set,
  • sphere,
  • teaser,
  • habitat,
  • field,
  • theater,
  • domain,
  • scope,
  • room,
  • backflow,
  • stage,
  • drop,
  • mount,
  • environs,
  • screen background,
  • border,
  • tab,
  • ground,
  • site,
  • transformation scene,
  • background signal,
  • fire curtain,
  • support,
  • arena,
  • transformation,
  • theatrical scenery,
  • desktop,
  • hinterland,
  • drop curtain,
  • stage setting,
  • background knowledge,
  • film set,
  • coulisse,
  • purview,
  • surroundings,
  • whereabouts,
  • spot,
  • flipper,
  • placement,
  • batten.

Paraphrases for Backdrop:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    background, context.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    back.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    perspective, framework, light, situation, basis, landscape, canvas, undercurrent, regard, bottom.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    scenario, environment, atmosphere, scenery, picture, panorama, connection, decor, prospect, view, climate, setting, circumstance, scene.

Antonyms for Backdrop:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    heart, focus, foreground, center, focal point.