Definition for Foreground:

• That part of a picture which appears to lie nearest the eye of the observer.

Synonyms for Foreground:

• n.

  •
  • point up,
  • underline,
  • emphasize,
  • lay emphasis/stress on something,
  • reiterate,
  • underscore.
  •artifact (noun)
  • foreground.
  •forefront (noun)
  • cutting edge,
  • leading edge.
  •forefront/foreground (noun)
  • lead,
  • center,
  • leading-edge,
  • spearhead,
  • cutting-edge,
  • vanguard,
  • focus,
  • fore,
  • on the line,
  • state-of-the-art,
  • forepart,
  • beginning,
  • limelight.
  •front (noun)
  • forehead,
  • exterior,
  • frontal,
  • facing,
  • face,
  • frontispiece,
  • anterior,
  • frontage,
  • front line,
  • van,
  • head,
  • bow,
  • proscenium,
  • obverse,
  • brow,
  • breast,
  • top.

• v.

  •change (verb)
  • highlight,
  • spotlight,
  • play up.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • canon,
  • artwork,
  • composition,
  • chef-d'oeuvre,
  • assemblage,
  • art,
  • fine art,
  • back catalog,
  • creation.
  •Other relevant words:
  • ahead,
  • prominent,
  • illuminate,
  • forequarter,
  • before,
  • lap,
  • window,
  • psyche,
  • contiguity,
  • facia,
  • manifest,
  • capitulum,
  • foreland,
  • bring out,
  • facade,
  • feature,
  • Foreside,
  • brave face,
  • front man,
  • false front,
  • window dressing,
  • press,
  • point,
  • environs,
  • foremost,
  • caput,
  • anteriority,
  • brave front,
  • forehand,
  • brain,
  • front matter,
  • vicinage,
  • display,
  • notable,
  • view,
  • in front,
  • vis-a-vis,
  • stress,
  • demonstrative,
  • immediacy,
  • straits,
  • frontier,
  • precinct,
  • closeness,
  • nearness,
  • punctuate,
  • prefix,
  • salient,
  • priority,
  • accent,
  • cozy up,
  • approach,
  • scene,
  • bold front,
  • convergence,
  • front view,
  • disc,
  • facet,
  • in the foreground,
  • drumhead,
  • prospect,
  • purlieus,
  • question,
  • pronounced,
  • panorama,
  • sidle up,
  • prominence,
  • shine up,
  • purview,
  • Nighness,
  • accentuate,
  • propinquity,
  • preface,
  • aspect,
  • disk,
  • proximity,
  • confines,
  • foreword,
  • vista,
  • adjacency,
  • neighborhood,
  • immediate foreground,
  • foregrounding,
  • perspective,
  • in advance,
  • vicinity,
  • cotton up,
  • apparent,
  • approximation,
  • heading,
  • striking.

Paraphrases for Foreground:

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    fore.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    fore.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    developments.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    background, close-up, spotlight, front, knowledge.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    limelight.

Antonyms for Foreground:

• n.

  • forefront/foreground
    back, unimportance, rear.
  • front
    bottom, personality, foot, character.

• v.

  • change
    play down, background.
  • Other antonyms:
    discount, de-emphasize, tone, disparage, understate, minimize, belittle.

Foreground Sentence Examples:

• The little girl in the foreground looks with wonder and delight at the entrancing spectacle.

• A path or road may be wiped out of the foreground with the nearly dry brush, and a little red and yellow added to give the color of sandy ground.

Holonyms for Foreground:

• n.

  • artifact
    screen, Crt Screen.

Hyponym for Foreground:

• n.

  • artifact
    window.
  • cognition
    panorama, scene, aspect, vista, prospect, view.

• v.

  • change
    set off, bring out.