All abstract synonyms
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A a verb abstract
- select — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- purloin — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- pilfer — steal in small amounts
- filch — to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer: to filch ashtrays from fancy restaurants.
- snarf — to eat quickly and voraciously; scarf (often followed by down or up).
- nobble — to drug or disable (a race horse) to prevent its winning a race.
- take out — the act of taking.
adjective abstract
- mental — of or relating to the chin.
- immaterial — of no essential consequence; unimportant.
- intangible — not tangible; incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch, as incorporeal or immaterial things; impalpable.
- nonfigurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- nonrepresentational — not resembling or portraying any object in physical nature: a nonrepresentational painting.
- theoretical — given to, forming, or dealing with theories; speculative.
- conjectural — A statement that is conjectural is based on information that is not certain or complete.
- speculative — pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by speculation, contemplation, conjecture, or abstract reasoning: a speculative approach.
- academic — Academic is used to describe things that relate to the work done in schools, colleges, and universities, especially work which involves studying and reasoning rather than practical or technical skills.
- technical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- ideational — of, relating to, or involving ideas or concepts.
- conceptional — the act of conceiving; the state of being conceived.
- nonobjective — not objective.
noun abstract
- swipe — a strong, sweeping blow, as with a cricket bat or golf club.
- abstraction — An abstraction is a general idea rather than one relating to a particular object, person, or situation.
- cabbage — A cabbage is a round vegetable with white, green or purple leaves that is usually eaten cooked.
- abstractionist — a person who produces abstract works of art.
- precis — a concise summary.
- resume — a summing up; summary.
adj abstract
- indefinite — not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited: an indefinite number.
- recondite — dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter: a recondite treatise.
- transcendent — going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding.
- transcendental — transcendent, surpassing, or superior.