Abstract synonyms and antonyms
ăb-străkt', ăb'străkt'
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summary (related)
A brief statement or account covering the substance or main points; digest; abridgment; compendium
Of or having to do with a concept or concepts
Being usually the case; true or applicable in most instances but not all:
nonrepresentational
Not representational.
(Intransitive) To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
Alternative capitalization of Cubist.
A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
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Extract is defined as to draw out, remove or obtain something from another.
To be a summary of
Difficult to understand; recondite:
résumé
Not easily understood; intricate; complicated
theoretical (related)
Of, relating to, or based on theory.
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remove (related)
To remove is to take something away, eliminate something or take something off.
A. a literary work consisting of two contrasting parts (as a narrative telling the same story from two opposing points of view) "a diptych, a pastoral in which the author narrates the birth of Christ ... first as it has impressed the rich countryman Asveer, then as it has been seen by the skeptic Nicodemus" -- François Closset b. any work made up of two matching parts treating complementary or contrasting pictorial phases of one general topic "the first volume of a diptych Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert" -- F.E. Egler
Ideal is defined as something or someone who is thought of as a perfect example of something.
Difficult to understand for being intricate or involved; complicated:
The definition of obscure is hard to see in the low light or hard to understand.
The definition of symbolic is serving as a representation or is something that has a greater meaning because of what it represents.
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Nonrealistic
A preliminary plan for a project.
To remove from use, consideration, etc.
To condense is to make something shorter or more concentrated, or to cause to change from a gas or vapor to a liquid.
painting (related)
Nonrealistic
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Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest, or an enlightened inner circle.
Not in its original, usual, literal, or exact sense; representing one concept in terms of another that may be thought of as analogous with it; metaphoric
hermetical
Alternative form of hermetic.
Immaterial or supernatural:
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Nebulous is defined as something that has to do with a cloud of gas or dust in space.
nomothetic
Of or relating to the study or discovery of general laws, as of nature or of human behavior.
Of a person: highly talented, a master of a field.
To curve as a hook does
abridgment (related)
An abridged written text.
stratospherical
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Above nature; that which is beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that which humans are born with. In Roman Catholic theology, sanctifying grace is considered to be a supernatural addition to human nature.
In Kantian philosophy, based on those elements of experience which derive not from sense data but from the inherent organizing functions of the mind, and which are the necessary conditions of human knowledge; transcending sense experience but not knowledge
abbreviature
A shortened form of a word or phrase, used in place of the whole; an abbreviation. [since the mid 17th century]
(Chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment.
The act of comparing commonality between distinct objects and organizing using those similarities; the act of generalizing characteristics; the product of said generalization. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
(Archaic) Abstruseness; that which is abstruse. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
compend
A compendium.
The definition of a compendium is a short summary with all the necessary information.
A general survey of a subject.
A short statement of the main points of a book, report, incident, etc.; abstract; summary
The state of being immaterial
The state or characteristic of being incorporeal.
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incorporeity
The state or characteristic of being incorporeal.
The quality or condition of being nebulous.
A summary:
subsistent
A summary or outline, esp. of a course of study
transcendentality
The state or condition of being transcendental.
The definition of abbreviate is to use a shortened form of something, such as a word or phrase, to represent the full form.
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To deduct is defined as to subtract or take away from a total.
The act of granting a deed in property to another.
To make an epitome of; sum up.
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To select, take out, or quote (passages from a book, sequences from a film, etc.); extract
(Liverpudlian) to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.
Purloin is to steal.
concrete (antonym)
Relating to nouns, such as flower or rain, that denote a material or tangible object or phenomenon.
material (antonym)
The definition of material refers to a physical object, as opposed to something spiritual or mental, or something that is essential and relevant.
physical (antonym)
Involving or characterized by vigorous or forceful bodily activity:
actual (antonym)
Existing in reality or in fact; not merely possible, but real; as it really is
factual (antonym)
Of or containing facts.
real (antonym)
Relating to, being, or having value reckoned by actual purchasing power:
manuscript (antonym)
A written or typewritten document or paper, esp. the copy of an author's work that is submitted to a publisher or printer
document (antonym)
The definition of a document is a piece of paper or papers containing information often used as proof or a record of something.
expand (antonym)
To open up or out; unfold:
insert (antonym)
Insert is defined as to put one thing into another.
lengthen (antonym)
(Intransitive) To become longer.
strengthen (antonym)
fill (antonym)
To supply what is specified by or required for:
combine (antonym)
The definition of combine is to join together or to unite.
add (antonym)
The definition of add means to join or bring together for the purpose of increasing in number or importance or to change the effect.
unite (antonym)
To put or bring together so as to make one; combine or join into a whole
introduce (antonym)
To bring or add as a new feature into some action, composition, etc.
Based on hypothesis or theory; hypothetical
Conditional; contingent:
In Kant's theory of knowledge, being beyond the limits of experience and hence unknowable.
Alternative form of academic.
Expressing inquisitive interest:
The definition of condensation is the act of shortening or reducing something to make it more concise.
To detach is defined as to separate from, or to send on a special mission.
To release oneself or itself; become disengaged
To part company; stop associating
(Idiomatic) To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze.
(Biology) To appear to repeat the evolutionary stages of the species during the embryonic development of the individual organism.
Review is defined as to look over, examine or study someone or something again.
To give a recapitulation of the salient facts of
To give a recapitulation of the salient facts of
To give a recapitulation of the salient facts of
To make a synopsis of; summarize.
To wrap up is to complete or finish something, like a project.
To recapitulate.
thoughts (related)
Concerned primarily with theories rather than practical matters
words (related)
A short summary or version prepared by cutting down a larger work
Related or tending to abstractionism, particularly art.
Not figurative.
To steal (a small amount or item).
(Intransitive) To form a head like that of the cabbage.
To cause pain or discomfort to (a part of the body) by pressing or being too tight:
To hit with a sweeping motion.
To sneak is defined as to move around or do something in a quiet or cowardly way.
To take (something, especially something of little value) in a furtive manner; snitch.
To disable (a horse), as by drugging to keep it from winning a race
Without features
uncharacterized
Not characterized
undemonstrable
Not demonstrable.
An ornamental carving, painting, etc. above and behind an altar
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Rational rather than emotional:
assemble (related)
To bring or call together into a group or whole:
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