Foreground: meaning, example and synonyms
Foregroundv. To make something the most prominent element; to emphasize.
Example
The new exhibit foregrounds the experiences of ordinary laborers, relegating the factory owners, long the focus of such displays, to one small gallery.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Synonyms
- emphasize, highlight, spotlight, feature
- Antonyms
- downplay, background, marginalize, obscure
- Memory tip
- Put it in the FOREground: front and center for all to see.
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Check yourself: Foreground in context
Unlike earlier biographies that dwelt on the general's battles, the new study ______ his letters to his family, making that private side of the man its central subject.
Answer: foregrounds. Making the letters the central subject means the study emphasizes them: foregrounds. Predates (come earlier than), acquiesces (reluctantly agree) and transcends (go beyond limits) don't fit.
The documentary deliberately ______ the voices of the farmers themselves, letting them narrate the drought rather than relying on outside experts.
Answer: foregrounds. Putting the farmers' own voices at the front is to foreground them. Acquiesces (reluctantly agree), predates (come earlier than) and ascribes (attribute to a source) don't fit.