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abstract

adjective
- existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "abstract words like `truth'' and `justice''"
Antonyms: concrete Similar: conceptual, ideal, conceptional, ideational, notional - not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; "a large abstract painting"
Synonyms: abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective Similar: nonrepresentational - based on specialized theory; "a theoretical analysis"
Synonyms: theoretical Similar: technical
noun
- a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
Synonyms: abstraction - a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
Synonyms: outline, precis, synopsis
verb
- consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
- make off with belongings of others
Synonyms: cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe - consider apart from a particular case or instance; "Let''s abstract away from this particular example"
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