Abstraction synonyms

ăb-străk'shən, əb-

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awareness (related)
The state or quality of being aware of something
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inattention
An act of neglect; failure of courtesy.
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alertness (antonym)
The quality of being alert or on the alert; briskness; nimbleness; activity.
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concept
A plan or original idea:
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notion
(Colloquial) Inclination; intention; disposition.
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generality
One that is vague or inadequate
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abstract entity
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
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abstractedness
The state of being abstracted; abstract character. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
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generalization
The definition of a generalization is a broad statement or idea that applies to a lot of people or situations.
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abstract
Something abstract.
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thinking
The action of one who thinks or the result of such action; thought
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brooding
A spell of brooding; the time when someone broods.
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idea
In the philosophy of Kant, a concept of reason that is transcendent but nonempirical.
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brown study
A state of deep thought.
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cerebration
The act of cerebrating; thinking, mental activity.
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consideration
The thought process of considering, of taking everything into account.
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remoteness
The quality of being remote.
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thought (related)
A way of thinking (associated with a group, nation or region).
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absent-mindedness
Alternative form of absent-mindedness.
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bemusement
The characteristic of being bemused.
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daydreaming
An instance of daydreaming; a daydream or reverie.
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reverie
A dreamy, fanciful, or visionary notion or daydream
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study
A branch of knowledge or department of learning:
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theoric
Relating to the Ancient Greek Theorica.
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stealage
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theoria
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formalism (related)
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conceptual (related)
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ontology (related)
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parallelism (related)
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representational (related)
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semantics (related)
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elaboration (related)
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semantic (related)
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reflecting
An instance of reflecting
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rumination
The act of thinking about something in a sustained fashion.
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reflection
The result of such thought; idea or conclusion, esp. if expressed in words
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self-communing
The state of being absorbed
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engrossment
(Uncountable) The state of being engrossed; concentration or preoccupation.
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cogitation
(Uncountable) The process of cogitating; thought, deliberation or meditation
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contemplation
The definition of contemplation is studying or observing something carefully or thinking deeply about something.
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detachment
(Uncountable, military) The separation of a military unit from the main body for particular purpose or a special mission.
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aloofness
The state of being aloof
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distraction
The process of being distracted.
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attention (antonym)
Attention is defined as the act of concentrating and keeping one's mind focused on something.
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trance
(Psychology) The previous state induced by hypnosis.
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abulia
(Psychiatry) Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
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disconnectedness
The characteristic of being disconnected.
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doctrinairism
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doctrinality
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deliberation
The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
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absorption
The fact or state of being much interested or engrossed
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preoccupation
Preoccupation is a state of being focused on and engrossed in something, or the thing that you are engrossed in.
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speculation
A thought or conjecture
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musing
Meditation; reflection
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muse
One of the nine Ancient Greek deities of the arts.
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Abstraction Sentence Examples

  • In the case of solid figures a more difficult geometrical abstraction is involved.

  • The abstraction keeps moving forward, and the technology races to keep up.

  • By this theory, Hume is freed from all the problems of abstraction and judgment.

  • This, again, is a process of abstraction, the attainment of abstract ideas which, apart from the concrete individuals, are conceived as having a substantive existence.

  • adherents of the Yoga philosophy and the system of ascetic practices enjoined by it with the view of mental abstraction and the supposed attainment of superhuman powers - practices which, when not merely pretended, but rigidly carried out, are only too apt to produce vacuity of mind and wild fits of frenzy.

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