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  1. adjective
    not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
    "a large abstract painting"

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    abstractionist nonfigurative nonobjective nonrepresentational
  2. noun
    a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

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    outline precis synopsis
    type of:
    summary sum-up
  3. verb
    make off with belongings of others

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    cabbage filch hook lift nobble pilfer pinch purloin snarf sneak swipe
    type of:
    rip off steal rip
  4. noun
    a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
    "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"

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    abstraction
  5. verb
    consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
  6. verb
    consider apart from a particular case or instance
    "Let's abstract away from this particular example"
  7. adjective
    dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention
    "abstract reasoning" "abstract science"

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    theoretical
  8. adjective
    existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
    "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'"

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    ideological notional conceptional conceptual ideal ideologic ideational
    Opposite:
    concrete
  9. verb
    give an abstract (of)
Examples of abstract
  • "a large abstract painting"
  • "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
  • "Let's abstract away from this particular example"
  • "abstract reasoning"
  • "abstract science"
  • "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'"
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