foreground

/fˈɔːɡɹa‍ʊnd/

/ˈfɔɹˌɡɹaʊnd/

Foreground

the part of a scene, photograph, etc. that is closest to the observer

(computer science) a window for an active application

to foreground

MAIN VERB

move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

synonyms : highlight

antonyms : background

Examples

1. The film foregrounds tourist infrastructure, roads, cars, boats, tents, mountain lodges, as much as the scenery of the park.

2. This performance foreground the importance of yet another type of language, namely the silent language of plants.

3. Foregrounds the really negative side of things.

4. My research foregrounds Haudenosaunee women's assertions of citizenship through the political theorizing and action.