/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of backgrounding Find synonyms for: Noun1. background processing, backgrounding, priority processingusage: the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing systemVerb1. background, play down, downplay, stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuateusage: understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: heifer Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language