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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, transitive verb
- phrases:
- in the abstract
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun, verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
aeb
straekt
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 b
straekt
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| definition 1: |
existing as something without material form or substance.
Love and beauty are abstract things.- antonyms:
- concrete
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| definition 2: |
formulated in the mind or in thought and not necessarily connected with what is real, proven, or tangible.
The scientist's theory about how galaxies are formed is completely abstract.She loves to lead the class in abstract discussion.Freedom is an abstract concept.- synonyms:
- theoretical
- antonyms:
- practical
- similar words:
- hypothetical, intellectual, metaphysical, notional, transcendental
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| definition 3: |
hard to comprehend; abstruse.
His writing is so abstract that it's hard for most people to follow.- synonyms:
- abstruse
- antonyms:
- clear, simple
- similar words:
- difficult, esoteric, intellectual, obscure, recondite
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| definition 4: |
designating the idea of something without regard to a particular instance or object.
The setting of the novel is an abstract Paris, not the real Paris of the guidebooks.- similar words:
- conceptual, ideal, nonspecific, notional
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| definition 5: |
theoretical; not practical or applied.
Mathematics is a more abstract science than engineering.- synonyms:
- theoretical
- antonyms:
- applied, practical
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| definition 6: |
depicting reality not as it appears to the senses of most people but in the way that an individual interprets it or wishes to suggest it; nonrepresentational.
Much modern art is abstract.I like her abstract paintings better than her representational work. |
| related words: |
academic, book |
| contrasting words: |
concrete |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
aeb
straekt
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| definition 1: |
a summary; synopsis.
I didn't read the whole article but I read the abstract.- synonyms:
- brief, précis, summary, synopsis
- antonyms:
- amplification
- similar words:
- abbreviation, aperçu, compendium, condensation, conspectus, epitome, outline, résumé, recapitulation
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| definition 2: |
the concentration of the essential characteristics of something greater; essence.
- synonyms:
- essence
- antonyms:
- dilution
- similar words:
- concentration, extract, pith, quintessence, substance
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| definition 3: |
something that is abstract or regarded apart from the concrete.
- similar words:
- concept, theory
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| related words: |
abridgment, analysis, argument |
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| phrase: |
in the abstract |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
b
straekt
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| inflections: |
abstracts, abstracting, abstracted |
| definition 1: |
to draw away; remove.
The teacher abstracted a few paragraphs from the long magazine article and used them for class discussion.- synonyms:
- extract, isolate, separate
- antonyms:
- insert, introduce
- similar words:
- detach, disjoin, dissociate, remove
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| definition 2: |
to attract the attention of; divert.
The crackling of the fire in the fireplace abstracted him for a moment.- synonyms:
- distract, divert
- similar words:
- engross, preoccupy
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| definition 3: |
to regard as an abstract quality or characteristic, without reference to a particular instance or object.
- similar words:
- conceptualize, idealize, intellectualize, prescind, speculate, theorize
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| definition 4: |
to summarize.
- synonyms:
- summarize, synopsize
- similar words:
- abbreviate, abridge, brief, compress, condense, digest, epitomize, outline, recapitulate, sketch, sum up
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| related words: |
distract, divert, separate |
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| derivations: |
abstractly (adv.), abstractness (n.) |
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