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abstract

• (a) existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
  • abstract words like "truth" and "justice"
• (s) not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
  • a large abstract painting
  abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective,
• (s) dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention
  • abstract reasoning
  • abstract science

Nouns

• (n) a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
  • he loved her only in the abstract--not in person
  abstraction,
• (n) a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory precis, synopsis, outline,

Verbs

• (v) consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
• (v) make off with belongings of others cabbage, filch, pilfer, purloin, snarf, nobble, swipe, pinch, sneak, hook, lift,
• (v) consider apart from a particular case or instance
  • Let's abstract away from this particular example
• (v) give an abstract (of)

Synonyms

abstraction abstractionist nonfigurative nonobjective cabbage filch pilfer purloin snarf nobble swipe pinch sneak hook lift precis synopsis outline

Antonyms

concrete

See also

impalpable intangible nonrepresentational

Words of close approximity