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foreground definition

fore·ground (fôr′gro̵und′)

noun

  1. the part of a scene, landscape, etc. nearest, or represented in perspective as nearest, to the viewer
  2. the most noticeable or conspicuous position

transitive verb

to bring to or place in the foreground; emphasize; highlight

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foreground Synonyms

foreground

n.

front, fore, forefront, prominence, immediate prospect, nearer view, anteriority, proximity, propinquity, nearness, contiguity, adjacency, purview, immediate survey, view.

Antonyms background*, distance*, perspective.


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foreground Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • shot: It was late in the day and I wanted to get the ripples of the sand in the foreground of the shot.

Converse of object

  • occupy: In several of these paintings a sequence of flat, abutting, clearly differentiated shapes occupies the foreground.

Adjective modifier

  • immediate: In the immediate right foreground is a tall man in black clothes with untidy blond hair.

Modifies a noun

  • color: The text color is the foreground color from the menu.

Noun used with modifier

  • graphics: The line is drawn in the current graphics foreground color.
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