abstract
English Thesaurus
1. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | concept, conception, construct, |
| definition | : | an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | right, |
| definition | : | an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | absolute, |
| definition | : | something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | teacher, |
| definition | : | a personified abstraction that teaches (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | thing, |
| definition | : | a special abstraction (noun.cognition) |
2. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | sum-up, summary, |
| definition | : | a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | brief, |
| definition | : | a condensed written summary or abstract (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | apercu, |
| definition | : | a short synopsis (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | epitome, |
| definition | : | a brief abstract (as of an article or book) (noun.communication) |
3. consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically (verb.cognition)
4. consider apart from a particular case or instance (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | consider, deal, look at, take, |
| definition | : | take into consideration for exemplifying purposes (verb.cognition) |
5. give an abstract (of) (verb.communication)
6. make off with belongings of others (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | steal, |
| definition | : | take without the owner's consent (verb.possession) |
7. existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment (adj.all)
| similar | : | conceptual, |
| definition | : | being or characterized by concepts or their formation (adj.all) |
| similar | : | ideal, |
| definition | : | constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception (adj.all) |
| also | : | nonrepresentational, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature (adj.all) |
| also | : | impalpable, intangible, |
| definition | : | incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | abstractness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object (noun.attribute) |
8. dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention (adj.all)
| similar | : | theoretical, |
| definition | : | concerned with theories rather than their practical applications (adj.all) |
9. not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature (adj.all)
| similar | : | nonrepresentational, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature (adj.all) |
10. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | abstract, |
| definition | : | consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | abstract, |
| definition | : | consider apart from a particular case or instance (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | abstract, |
| definition | : | existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment (adj.all) |
11. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | adumbrate, outline, sketch, |
| definition | : | describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | abstract, |
| definition | : | give an abstract (of) (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | precis, |
| definition | : | make a summary (of) (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | synoptic, |
| definition | : | presenting a summary or general view of a whole (adj.pert) |
12. consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | abstract entity, abstraction, |
| definition | : | a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples (noun.tops) |
| derivation | : | abstract, abstraction, |
| definition | : | a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | abstractive, |
| definition | : | of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting (adj.all) |
13. consider apart from a particular case or instance (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | abstract, abstraction, |
| definition | : | a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | abstractive, |
| definition | : | of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting (adj.all) |
14. give an abstract (of) (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | abstracter, abstractor, |
| definition | : | one who makes abstracts or summarizes information (noun.person) |
15. make off with belongings of others (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | pilferage, |
| definition | : | the act of stealing small amounts or small articles (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum, |
| definition | : | informal terms for money (noun.possession) |
16. existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment (adj.all)
| antonym | : | concrete, |
| definition | : | capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | abstractness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | abstract, abstraction, |
| definition | : | a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance (noun.cognition) |
17. dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention (adj.all)
| derivation | : | abstractness, abstractness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object (noun.attribute) |
18. not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature (adj.all)
19. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | abstract, |
| definition | : | consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | abstract, |
| definition | : | consider apart from a particular case or instance (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | abstract, |
| definition | : | existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment (adj.all) |
20. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | adumbrate, outline, sketch, |
| definition | : | describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | abstract, |
| definition | : | give an abstract (of) (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | precis, |
| definition | : | make a summary (of) (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | synoptic, |
| definition | : | presenting a summary or general view of a whole (adj.pert) |
21. consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | abstract entity, abstraction, |
| definition | : | a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples (noun.tops) |
| derivation | : | abstract, abstraction, |
| definition | : | a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | abstractive, |
| definition | : | of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting (adj.all) |
22. consider apart from a particular case or instance (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | abstract, abstraction, |
| definition | : | a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | abstractive, |
| definition | : | of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting (adj.all) |
23. give an abstract (of) (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | abstracter, abstractor, |
| definition | : | one who makes abstracts or summarizes information (noun.person) |
24. make off with belongings of others (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | pilferage, |
| definition | : | the act of stealing small amounts or small articles (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum, |
| definition | : | informal terms for money (noun.possession) |
25. existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment (adj.all)
| antonym | : | concrete, |
| definition | : | capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | abstractness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | abstract, abstraction, |
| definition | : | a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance (noun.cognition) |
26. dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention (adj.all)
| derivation | : | abstractness, abstractness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object (noun.attribute) |
27. not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature (adj.all)
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