/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of screen background Find synonyms for: Noun1. background, desktop, screen background, screen, CRT screenusage: (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appearWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: leonine Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language